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A companion volume (Walking in Provence - West) covers the Drome Provencal, Vaucluse and Var.
Provence’s sunshine and Mediterranean charm attract many visitors to its coast, yet the area also has much more to offer the walker. The countryside inland boasts a range of scenery from remote mountaintops to spectacular gorges. History is everywhere, in medieval villages, arcaded streets, abbeys, churches and castles.
This guide covers the eastern regions, with its companion volume, Walking in Provence: West, covering the rest of this fascinating and historic landscape. Suitable for all walkers of average fitness levels, the walks are graded for difficulty from short, easy routes to more challenging walks that can include precipitous sections, but no special equipment is needed.
Introduction
A short history of Provence
Provençal writers and artists
Plants and flowers
Wildlife
Regional specialities
Markets
Travelling to Provence
When to go
Accommodation
Clothing and equipment
Using this guide
Alpes Maritimes
Location of Walks
Walk 1 Baou des Noirs and Baou des Blancs
Walk 2 Baou de St-Jeannet
Walk 3 Chemin du Paradis
Walk 4 Pic de Courmettes and Puy de Tourrettes
Walk 5 Baou de St-Jean
Walk 6 The Route Napoléon
Walk 7 Vallée de la Siagne
Walk 8 Pic du Cap Roux
Walk 9 Estérel Circuit and Lac de l’Ecureuil
Walk 10 Mont Vinaigre
Alpes de Haute-Provence
Location of Walks
Walk 11 Three Chapels Walk from Digne-les-Bains
Walk 12 Walk in the Réserve Géologique
Walk 13 Bigue du Siron
Walk 14 The Cousson
Walk 15 The Cucuyon
Walk 16 Rochers des Mées
Walk 17 Gorges de Trévans
Walk 18 The Verdon Gorge – Sentier Blanc-Martel
Walk 19 Lower Verdon Gorge
Walk 20 Sommet de Crémon
Mercantour
Location of Walks
Walk 21 Moulin de la Barlatte
Walk 22 Plateau de la Lare from Sauze
Walk 23 Gorges de Daluis
Walk 24 Circuit from St-Martin d’Entraunes
Walk 25 Col des Champs from Entraunes
Walk 26 Lakes Circuit from the Col de la Cayolle
Walk 27 Mont Pelat
Walk 28 Circuit above Péone
Walk 29 Mont Mounier
Walk 30 Around Mont d’Auvare
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Maps
Appendix C Tourist information
Appendix D Market days
Appendix E Glossary of Provençal words
Janette Norton has lived with her physicist husband, Alan, in the Geneva region for over 30 years, raising four children and working in the marketing field. Her love of mountain walking dates from the time she was a guide in her twenties, and the proximity to her home of the Alps and the Jura has enabled her to continue her passion. Now her family has grown up, she has branched out to walk in other areas of France such as Provence, the Cevennes and the Dordogne. This is Book 1 of the two-volume second edition of her first book, Walking in the Haute Savoie.
