We left Montfort this morning under the view of the Penitents, stopped to buy supplies in Peyruis, and joined the GR653D for the climb to Ganagobie.
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| Little white snails that one could easily mistake for flowers - except for the crunching sound they make when one accidentally treads on them |
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| Climbing towards Ganagobie on the GR653D |
Apart from the monastery which is its main tourist attraction, the plateau also hosts the remnants of an ancient village and a network of walking paths.
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| The Ganagobie plateau |
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| Turtle cairn on the Ganagobie plateau |
The views opened up to the north as we began the descent. We could see a village on the top of the next hill. We just knew the GR would be going up to it.
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| Descending from the plateau |
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| Lavender field on the way down |
Before we started the next climb, we sat down by a 2nd century Roman bridge for our morning tea break.
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| 2nd century Roman bridge |
Once refreshed, we began the climb up to Lurs. We didn't take the GR, as it took a roundabout route which would have added an hour to our day's walk. Instead we followed the more direct Via Domitia, the old Roman road which is now also a walking path.
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| The Via Domitia - straight line to Lurs |
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| Terraced olive grove near Lurs |
We wandered around the historic streets for a while, soaking in the atmosphere before heading on.
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| Lurs |
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| Théâtre, Lurs |
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| Lurs |
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| Signs for our GR were placed throughout the village |
We found a small path to take us out of Lurs, and joined up with the GR653D a couple of kilometres later for the walk to Forcalquier.
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| The path out of Lurs |
Forcalquier is also an interesting, historic, hilltop town. We wandered around the old streets, then climbed up to the citadel.
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| Forcalquier |
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| This interesting spiral staircase led to the citadel at Forcalquier |
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| Up to the Citadel at Forcalquier |
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| View to the places we'd walked through today, from the Citadel at Forcalquier |
We then walked back through the town and found our way out to tonight's chambre d'hôte.
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| Through the old streets of Forcalquier |
Day: 60
Distance: 34.28 km
Walking time: 7hrs 28mins
Elevation gain: 985 metres
Cumulative distance: 1482.19 km
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