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       Getting Around
       The Durance river provides the   the Ubaye to Barcelonnette.
       point of entry into the region.   The region’s capital, Digne-les-
       The A51 autoroute from Aix-  Bains, is well connected by
       en-Provence follows the river   national roads, but otherwise
       to Sisteron and on to La Saulce,  there are only minor roads.
       just short of Gap. National   The region’s railway line   A l p s
       roads continue to follow the   also follows the Durance,
       Durance, to Lac de Serre-Ponçon  connecting Sisteron and   C o t t i a n
       in the north, then east along   Manosque with Aix.


                                               Saint-Paul
                   Lac de
                   Serre Ponçon
                                               Ubaye Ubaye  ay  y
                         Le Lauzet-     Jausiers  U  Col della
                         Ubaye                     Maddalena
       Turriers
                                         BARCELONNETTE
                                Pra-Loup
                     SEYNE-LES-ALPES         Parc National

                                            du Mercantour
                               Col d'Allos  MONT PELAT
                                      Mont Pelat   Col de
                          La Foux d'Allos  3050m  Cayolle
   ALPES-DE-                        Allos

      HAUTE- La Javie                   COLMARS
   PROVENCE
             DIGNE-LES-BAINS
                 Montagne up u         Meailles
                   de Coupe

                           SAINT-ANDRÉ-          Var Va V
                 Chaudon-
        Mézel    Noraate    LES-ALPES                 Puget-
                     Barrême       ANNOT             Théniers
                                           ENTREVAUX     Nice
                           Lac de
                          Castillon    Jaussiers
                    Sénez
                                     Saint-Auban
            MOUSTIERS-         CASTELLANE
            SAINTE-MARIE
    RIEZ                Rougon
                     La Palud      Le Logis-
        Aiguines                    du-Pin
     Lac de    GORGES
     Ste-Croix  DU VE ERDON
                 V V


       0 kilometres  10
       0 miles      10                         The dramatic Rocher de la Baume, just
                                               outside the town of Sisteron
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