Must see
Entrevennes
Entrevennes
The Saint Michel chapel dates from the 12th century.
Montagnac-Montpezat
Montagnac-Montpezat
Separated by 4km, the villages of Montagnac and Montpezat are distinguished by their distinct natural environments: the low gorges of the Verdon for ...
Manosque
Manosque
Recent research places the octroi in front of the Porte de la Saunerie. This square was created by demolishing old buildings where the control of ...
Le Castellet
Le Castellet
The history of religious buildings in the Val de Rancure is fairly well known thanks to the in-depth work of André Laurent, who for decades has been ...
Quinson
Located in Quinson, in the heart of the Verdon, the Gorges du Verdon Museum of Prehistory presents the results of archaeological digs carried out in ...
Entrevennes
Entrevennes
This perched, ring-shaped village overlooks part of the Valensole plateau, from which it is separated by the Asse valley. Entrevennes lies at the ...
Oraison
Oraison
The hillside Chapelle de Saint Pancrace overlooks the Durance valley, 5 km from the center of Oraison.
Oraison
Oraison
This is a classic washhouse with two rectangular basins topped by a roof.
It was designed to accommodate 4 to 6 washerwomen.
Oraison
Oraison
Its basin is in the shape of an imperfect polygon with 5 straight sides and a quarter-circle on the wash side due to its displacement. Its base is ...
Volx
Volx
The rugged landscape of hills, rocks and olive trees is typical of the Provencal region, with its winding lanes climbing up to the castle, where you ...
Brunet
Brunet
Situated on the left bank of the Asse river, at an altitude of 425 m, this perched village is built on the northern slope of the Valensole plateau. ...
La Brillanne
La Brillanne
Situated at an altitude of 349 m, in the Durance valley opposite Oraison, the Lauzon river flows through this commune, which lies at the crossroads of...
Puimichel
Puimichel
This is Puimichel's most recent fountain: March 2001! It was built by a master fountain builder from Isle sur la Sorgue. The whole village was now ...
Manosque
Manosque
Formerly an outbuilding located behind the Hôtel de Pochet (now the Hôtel de Ville), the consuls had the communal granaries installed here in 1774. ...
Saint-Martin-de-Brômes
Saint-Martin-de-Brômes
Manosque
Manosque
Located to the north of the medieval wall, the Porte du Soubeyran was built in the 13th century. It therefore predates the Porte Saunerie. In the ...
Le Castellet
Le Castellet
To bring water to the village center, a fountain was built in 1861 next to the church.
Oraison
Oraison
Oraison is one of the only towns in France to have all its downtown streets named after people who died in the First and Second World Wars.