Must see - Page 6
Entrevennes
The Church of Saint Martin or Notre Dame de l'Assomption, officially dated to the 12th century, raises many questions.
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 ...
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Manosque
This passageway provided a sheltered route from Place du Contrôle to Rue Grande.
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
It is a memorial to the soldiers who died in the two World Wars.
Puimichel
Puimichel
The Saint-Firmin chapel near Bastide Neuve is in ruins.
Oraison
The obelisk fountain is located at the start of rue Elie Louis Julien, formerly known as Grande Rue.
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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 ...
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Oraison
A stele commemorates the dark history of the Signes shootings
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Oraison
The word "lavoir" comes from the Latin lavatorium, a place where people wash.
Corbières
Corbières
Built amphitheatrically at the foot of a hillside, this commune is bounded to the east by the Durance, to the north by the Chaffère, and to the south...
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Oraison
This monumental fountain was built in 1871.
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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 ...
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A niche is a reinforcement made in the thickness of a wall to hold a statue, and only appeared around the 15th century. In Roman times, they were used...
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Oraison
Notre Dame du Thor church was certainly built before 1662 and restored at various times.
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 ...
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Oraison
This is one of the city's oldest fountains.