N E W Sparsely populated, the romantic region that Jean Giono called home offers magnificent mountainous landscapes traversed by the Durance River, winding and wonderful small roads linking charming communes such as Sisteron and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, or Grasse, the world’s perfume capital, not forgetting the famous Verdon Gorge, with its dizzying limestone rock faces over 800 metres high. And in addition to these treats for the eyes, there’s also plenty to delight the taste buds! As confirmed by a culinary tradition based on the use of top-quality local products such as olive oil, goat cheese and lavender honey, living well comes naturally here.
From day to day
Short route: 591 km • Long route: 869 km
Day 1 - Arrival in Nice, bus trip to Puget-Théniers.
Day 2 - Free day or looped route via Gorges de Daluis, Guilaumes, Valberg, Beuil, Gorges du Cians (83 km).
Day 3 - Puget-Théniers, Ubraye, Rouaire , Annot, Col de la Colle St-Michel, St-André-les-Alpes, Barrême, Chaudon-Norante,Col de Corobin, Digne-les-Bains (85 km).
Day 4 - Free day or looped route.
Day 5 - Digne-les-Bains, Champtercier, Thoard, Melan, Col de Fontebelle, Authon, Saint-Geniez, Sisteron (65 km).
Day 6 - Free day or looped route around Sisteron.
Day 7 - Sisteron, Peipin, Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat, Cruis, Montlaux, Sigonce, Forcalquier, Dauphin, Col de la Mort d’Imbert, Manosque (70 km).
Day 8 - Free day or looped route around Manosque.
Day 9 - Manosque, Valensole, Riez, Moustiers Sainte-Marie (74 km).
Day 10 - Moustiers Sainte-Marie, Rougon, Castellane (71 km).
Day 11 - Castellane, Mons, Grasse (88 km).
Day 12 - Free day or looped route around Grasse.
Day 13 - Grasse, Gourdon, Nice (60 km).
Day 14 - Free day in Nice.
Day 15 - Bus trip to Nice airport and return trip to Montréal.
Please be advised, there is a misprint in the paper version of the brochure. The distance between stopovers is from 60 à 88 km.
Itinerary subject to change.