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| AUBAGNE, known for its traditional pottery |
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 AUBAGE AND SAINTE-BAUME - Angele's Farm, site Marcel Pagnol - SIM. Ville d’Aubagne
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 AUBAGE AND SAINTE-BAUME - The old town - SIM. Ville d'Aubagne
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| AUBAGNE is also known for its writer, Marcel Pagnol. The father of Manon of the Source, was born and bred here. |
AUBAGE AND SAINTE-BAUME - La Ste Baume - SIM. Ville d’Aubagne Due to the clay quarries, Aubagne has been well known since gallo-roman times, as it was here that they produced amphoras. In the Middle Ages the town was the largest production center for roof tiles. The appearance of domestic crèches in the 19th century brought a rapid increasing demand for Christmas crib figures. TO SEE: Take a tourist circuit stroll through the small streets and enter into the "Petit Monde de Marcel Pagnol" ("The small world of Marcel Pagnol") where 200 figurines |
AUBAGE AND SAINTE-BAUME - La vieille ville - SIM. Ville d'Aubagne illustrate the most celebrated of his works. The old town with its typically Provencal footpaths, offers an enchanting promenade. Three chapels to visit are: Penitents Noirs, Penitents Gris and Penitents Blanc. SURROUNDINGS: An adventure into the surrounding countryside where every halt is dedicated to one of Marcel Pagnol’s characters: La Treille a Marseillais hamlet, the Vallee de l’Huveaune, the Chateau de la Buzine and the Grotte du "Grosibou". To the east of Aubage, Saint-Baume is an impressive chalk bar attaining a height of approximately 1000 meters. The northern side is covered in magnificent forest trees perfect for walking with superb views points enroute and curiosities such as the Grotte de la Saint-Baume, a spiritual place hidden in a cavity in the cliff and Saint Pilon sitting aloft at 994m. |
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