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Places
to visit
 Information
about the local area (if you want an original painting of the local
area click here).
Bauduen
Lac de Sainte-Croix
Gorges du Verdon
Aups
Tourtour
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
Lavender fields
Bauduen
Bauduen
is a little village perched on the side of a hill overlooking the
Lac de Sainte-Croix. There are three restaurants, a hotel, post
office, bakery and grocery store.  There
is also a weekly market. Many of the buildings, including the church
and clock tower, date back to the 16th or 17th century.
There
are two tennis courts and watersport hire facilities and Bauduen
is on one of France's 'grandes randonnées' - long hiking routes.
Fetes
are held in the village on various dates throughout the summer.
Bauduen
Grande
Randonnée
Lac
de Sainte-Croix
This lake is so large it can be seen from the air as you fly in
towards Nice. It is great for sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, pedalo
or swimming. You can reach it for a swim, within five minutes' walk
from the house, and the nearest sports hire facilities are located
at Bauduen. At either end of the lake you enter the spectacularly
steep Gorges du Verdon.
St
Croix
 Les
Gorges du Verdon
The 'grand canyon' of France is 21km long and up to 700m deep. You
can see it from the top - taking a hike, which involves ladders
up some of the steeper areas. Or you can see it from the bottom,
taking a canoe through its shady interior. You can view more photos
of the gorge here
Verdon
Aups
This is the nearest town, which has a range of restaurants and bars,
and a market on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It also has two supermarkets,
Casino, in the main square and the larger, Intermarché, on the other
side of town.
Aups
Tourtour
Nicknamed the "village dans le ciel", or village in the sky; this
picturesque village is about 10km away. Tourtour
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
This village is about 30km away and is set in the rocks with a mountain
stream rushing through it. Famous for pottery.
Moustiers
 Lavender
fields
Head for the town of Riez, 24 km away, to be at the heart of the
famous Provençal lavender fields.
Riez
Further
afield (within two hours' drive):
St
Tropez
Nice
Cannes
 Aix-en-Provence
Marseille
Toulon
Ski
slopes of the Hautes-Alpes
(1)
(2)
Monaco
& Monte Carlo
Italian
border - Ventimiglia/Sanremo
Ventimiglia
Sanremo
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