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Chichilianne Mont Aiguille towers over the village
prairies. Winding streets
The Drive » Zip 39km along TRIP HIGHLIGHT climb among tile-roofed
the A51 to Oraison. Take the D4 houses, connected by
(5km), D907 (10km) and then 7 Moustiers-Ste- arched stone bridges
the D108 (4km) southeast, Marie spanning the picturesque
climbing through Brunet to Nicknamed Étoile
the Valensole plateau. Cruise de Provence (Star of creek (Le Riou) that
7km east through lavender courses through the vil-
fields on the D8, take the D953 Provence), enchanting lage centre.
(4km) into Puimoisson (passing Moustiers-Ste-Marie A 227m-long chain
roadside lavender stand Maison straddles the base of bearing a shining gold
du Lavandin), and wind 14km towering limestone star stretches high above
into your next stop, Moustiers- cliffs – the beginning of the village, legendar-
Ste-Marie, along the D56 and the Alps and the end of ily placed there by the
the D952. Haute-Provence’s rolling Knight of Blacas upon

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