Simiane-la-Rotonde

Rotonde de Simiane-la-Rotonde

The village Simiane-la-Rotonde gets its notoriety from the rotunda whose truncated cone silhouette crowns the mound around which the hilltop village of tall stone houses huddle.

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Castles

Château de Malijai

Visit castles, ancient bridges, towers of the Alpes de Haute-Provence: castel Sauvan in Mane, Templiers in Gréoux-les-Bains, Rotonde in Simiane...

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Lavander

Lavander field ©M. Boutin

Haute-Provence has a quality lavender crop. « True lavender » also known as « fine lavender » which used to grow wild, is now harvested and has had its AOC: « Essential oil of lavender of Haute-Provence » since 1981.

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Fortified heritage

Fortified heritage Fort de Tournoux Maginot en Ubaye ©M. Boutin

The Fortified heritage from Vauban to Maginot, 3 centuries of military architecture. Vauban, a leading personality of military architecture, left his mark on many sites. Colmars-les-Alpes, Entrevaux, Sisteron, Seyne-les-Alpes, Saint-Vincent-les-Forts and in Ubaye Valley.

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