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Located in the hamlet of Robion, the Saint-Thyrse chapel is an exceptional building, dating back to the 10th century.
It is no longer accessible to the public as it is undergoing restoration, but remains visible from the parking lot.
The Colmars les Alpes town wall has protected the village since the late 14th century. It was improved several times during the 16th and 17th centuries. Two gates, the Porte de France and the Porte de Savoie, lead into the town.
The Saint-Thomas chapel is an isolated chapel adjoining a fairly large cemetery. It houses a listed 12th-century fresco.
Clinging to a rocky spur, the village is enclosed within its ancient wall. From the 14th to the 19th century, it played a strategic role in the Chanan valley, on the border with the County of Nice.
Between the Issole and Verdon valleys lies the pastoral village of Thorame-Haute. The agricultural landscape with its herds and the Lac des Sagnes are ideal for family picnics and fishing. A rich cultural heritage (bridge, church, wash-house).
Sainte-Sévère church is located at the top of the village, on gently sloping ground bordered to the north by the cemetery. It has an elongated plan with two naves and a flat west-facing apse.
Overlooking the road from the top of the aqueduct, the cast-iron cross, erected at the end of the 19th century, commemorates a Mission, a high point of evangelization. The aim of the Missions was to spread religion and rekindle the faith of the local people.
An extraordinary site surrounded by olive groves, built on a narrow rocky outcrop and encircled by a loop of the Var river. Imagine what life was like in this fortress…
A small white dot clinging to the Robion mountain, the Saint-Trophime chapel is troglodyte. Accessible only on foot via a steep footpath, the Saint-Trophime chapel offers a splendid view. It dates back to the 18th century.
Built in the 12th century, the only remaining vestiges of the former cathedral of Glandèves are an apse preceded by a choir bay and the first bay of the nave.