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Entrevaux
A fortified village at the gateway to the Mercantour | TOURIST INFORMATION |
- ENTREVAUX Tourist Information Point : 04.92.05.46.73
- See also : Annot.
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 Medieval TownMORE ABOUT THIS 'VILLAGE DE CARACTERE'Perched on a rocky spur on a loop in the Var river, Entrevaux is proud of its two thousand year old rich and tumultuous past .
Set in the middle of olive groves planted on teraces, and in limestone polished by centuries under an ever-blue sky, the town is an important historical spot: Roman town (bishopric of Glandèves), medieval town, a Vauban fort under the reign of Louis XIV and the frontier of France until 1860!
The din of the canons died away long ago, but Entrevaux, accessible over a drawbridge, has kept the charm of centuries gone: narrow tall house, squares and fountains, three tiers of roof-tiles and balconies, winding alleys and inconvenient stairways, barracks and bartizans, bridges and towers, shops and boutiques, cathedral with sumptuous sculpted walnut doors.
And for discovering regional produce (fruit juices, dried beef secca, honey, gingerbread), take the Train des Pignes and its regular autorails or its steam railcar which is a listed Historical Monument.
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HERITAGE |
- Fortified cathedral : XVIIth century, gothic with a baroque choir, organ and rich collection of pictures, listed Historical Monument.
- Citadel : XVIIth century, one and a half hour's walk up the hill, accessible only on foot.
- Battlements : six draw-bridges, two fortified towers, machicolated ridout, undergound tunnels and pits, double horn, graded Historical Monument.
- Old town.
- Prison de la Porte Royale.
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WORTH A VISIT | All year round by reservation with the reception bureau 04.93.05.46.73.
- Guided tours fo the town.
- Flour mill.
- Oil mill.
- Musée de la Poudrière.
- Musée « la mémoire du temps passé. (memories of time gone by)
- Musée de la Moto (motorbike museum). Open from May to October.
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NEARBY |
- Gorges de Daluis : 6 km.
- Via ferrata of Puget-Théniers : 10 km.
- Ecomuseum of Puget-Rostang : 10 km.
- Annot and its sandstone : 14 km.
- Gorges du Cians : 20 km.
- Gorges du Verdon : 50 km.
- Parc National du Mercantour : 70 km.
- Circuit des 3 cols : Col de la Cayolle, ol d'Allos and Col des Champs.
- Dans le Val de Chalvagne In the Pays d'Entrevaux, after the col de Féline (930 m), you arrive in Val de Chalvagne which is not a real village but three hamlets, Castellet-Saint-Cassien, Montblanc and Villevieille. If the last two only have a few houses scattered around a quiet valley, Castellet-Saint-Cassien has an imposing castle with two round towers. Pastures, streams and forests, good fresh air, perfect peace and quiet, Val-de-Chalvagne is perfect! Worth a visit: XVIIth century chapel (Castellet-Saint-Cassien), ruins of a XVth century castle (Montblanc), XVIIth century castle and church (Villevieille).
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MAIN EVENTS |
- Provencal market : Friday morning.
- Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste : 24th, 25th and 26th June.
- Pilgrimage to Saint-Jean-du-Désert : June.
- Medieval Festival : August.
- Journées du Patrimoine : September.
- Journées mycologiques (mushroom days) : November.
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OTHER INFORMATION |
- Altitude : 515 m.
- Population : 742 inhabitants.
- To get here :
- by road : RN 202 from Nice (70 km) or Digne-les-Bains (80 km).
- by train : Chemins de Fer de Provence station. Tel. 04.93.05.41.38.
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