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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
Completely restored in 1995, Le Castellet church is dedicated to Saint Peter. The bell tower on the side of the choir dates from the 19th century.
Manosque
Manosque
This square was created in 2014 in front of the remains of the Observantin Convent (St. Francis of the Strict Observance), built in the late 14th and ...
Manosque
Manosque
The present chapel dates back to 1637, when it was dedicated to Saint-Pancrace, who became Manosque's new patron saint.
The chapel is only visible ...
Oraison
Oraison
The seven-arched bridge over the Durance is the symbol of the opening up of the town of Oraison.
Entrevennes
Entrevennes
The Notre Dame de Santé chapel is located in Entrevennes, 750 m east of the village (departmental road 101). The portal bears the date 1856.
Saint-Martin-de-Brômes
Saint-Martin-de-Brômes
Entrevennes
Entrevennes
The Saint Michel chapel dates from the 12th century.
Manosque
Manosque
In the Middle Ages, four gates located at the four cardinal points provided access to the town. The southern gate, known as the Saunerie ("salt ...
Manosque
Manosque
A plaque indicates that the writer Jean Giono was born in this house in March 1895. He lived all his childhood and youth in the house in front of ...
Puimichel
Puimichel
The Saint-Firmin chapel near Bastide Neuve is in ruins.
Manosque
Manosque
Guilhem Pierre was notary to Guillaume IV, the last
Count of Forcalquier. He owned a house located
near this gate. It was demolished in the 19th ...
Manosque
Manosque
Located on the right bank of the Durance River, Jean Giono's birthplace is a land of art and culture. Full of charm, this thousand-year-old city ...
Manosque
Manosque
The Hôtel de Pochet, a former mansion in the Renaissance style known as "à la génoise", was acquired by the commune in 1770.
Manosque
Manosque
This passageway provided a sheltered route from Place du Contrôle to Rue Grande.
Manosque
Manosque
This is one of the town's finest private mansions (late Provencal Renaissance).
The building's façade and roof facing the street have been listed as...
Oraison
It is a memorial to the soldiers who died in the two World Wars.
Manosque
Manosque
Once stood the Convent des Bernardines, founded in the 17th century and home to young girls from good families.
What remained of the complex was ...
Valensole
Valensole
In a park of lavender, distillery dating from 1925.
Villeneuve
Villeneuve
Monuments aux Morts in tribute to the soldiers who died in the 14-18 war
Oraison
Oraison
Built along the path to the rural chapel of Saint Pancrace, 4 km from the village.
La Brillanne
La Brillanne
Probably an ancient chapel in the early Middle Ages, it wasn't until the 17th century, when the château fell into ruin (a chapel had existed there ...