Manosque Country Road

Wonderful viewpoints are offered to you all along the circuit made up of open and hilly landscapes, true invitations to the pleasures of the senses.
Villages and hamlets are all pretexts
to enjoy the tranquility of Provençal life.

Itinerary:
From Manosque, head towards Forcalquier via the D4096. Reach Volx, a village clinging to its rock, above the wide plain of the Durance, at the eastern end of the Luberon. Enjoy this stopover
to discover the Olivier Ecomuseum, its shop and its restaurant.
Points of interest:
Manosque
• Historic city center
• Saunerie and Soubeyran Gates
• Saint-Sauveur Church
• Private mansions
• Jean Giono Cultural Center
• All Aures Hill (Chapel)
• Mont d'Or Hill (remains of a castle from the
10th century)
• L'Occitane factory, garden and museum
• Vannades lake
• Olivette Mill
• La Thomassine: orchards and conservatory gardens
• Randoland (fun tour circuit to discover
with family)

Volx
• Olive Tree Ecomuseum (museum, shop, restaurant
in season)
• Church of Our Lady of the Rock (12th century)
• Trou de la Capellanne (natural caves, access
near the olive groves)
• Luberon Mill

Continue your route along the D13 road to the charming village of Saint-Maime, located in the Pays de Forcalquier, sheltered by a rocky ridge.
Points of interest:
Saint Maime
• Saint-Maxime Church
• Sainte-Agathe Chapel (12th century)
• Mining and Miners Museum

Continue towards Dauphin, a small hilltop village, typically Provençal. Continue on the D13 which leads to Mane, classified as a "Village and Town of Character". Don't miss the opportunity to discover the Priory of Salagon
unmissable for its Romanesque architecture, its garden and the Departmental Museum of Ethnology that it contains.
Points of interest:
Dolphin
• Saint-Martin Church (15th c.)
• Village
• Covered ramparts, towers and gates
• Classified as a “Village and City of Character”

Mane
• Salagon Priory (Renaissance): Museum
Departmental Ethnological
• Romanesque church
• Ethnobotanical gardens
• Château de Sauvan (18th century)
• Village classified as “Village and City of Character”
• Village on the Way of Saint James
Compostela.

Continue the circuit along the D4100, towards Apt.
A few hundred meters on the left, stands the Château de Sauvan (18th century). Take the D4100 road, turn left and continue along the D105 and D505 towards Saint-Martin-Les-Eaux, a new small village.
perched in a green setting.
Points of interest:
Saint-Martin-Les-Eaux
• Saint-Martin Church (12th c.)
• Castle (current Town Hall)
• Fountain with spouts
• Hike to the sulfur spring

Head back towards Manosque via the D505, D105, and D907 roads. As you approach the town, turn left onto the D6 to reach Pierrevert, a stone village with medieval charm. The town is known as the wine capital of the urban area for its delicious wine labeled "AOP de Pierrevert."
Cross the village via the D105 and continue towards Sainte-Tulle, an ancient Gallo-Roman city. The circuit ends with a return to Manosque via the D4096.
Points of interest:
Pierrevert
• Saint-Martin Church (12th c.)
• Village, old gates, old ramparts
• Vine and Wine Museum (13th century)
• Winegrowers' Trail (4,5km hike)
around the village)
• Luberon Golf Course (18 holes)
• “Petra Viridis” Cave
• Domaine de La Blaque
• Régusse Estate

Sainte-Tulle
• Church of Notre-Dame de Beauvoir (16th century)
• Crypt-chapel (11th/12th c.)
• Royal Chapel of Saint Anne
• Village and its long covered passages
• Covered wash houses (18th century) and fountains (17th century)
• Clock Tower (16th century)
• Antiphonary (collection of religious songs in vellum
from the 18th century)
• Lookout on the theme of hydroelectric energy
• 3 M Museum (Fashion, Motorcycles and Military)

Type : Loop

Distance : 120km

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