Tag: France

N.D A National Park- de Dromont Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Our last day at Volonne.  We headed off into the hills on some of the white roads!  Saw the most stunning scenery, both mountains and valleys and some little hamlets  There has obviously been a lot of volcanic activity some millions of years ago.  The highest point we got to was a mountain pass at … Continue reading N.D A National Park- de Dromont Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

The day we played truant

We decided to skip the arranged coach trip today and do our own thing!  We set off after a leisurely breakfast and headed for Banon, a town famous for making Goats Cheese.  We had coffee and then drove up to the Church on the hill.  No longer used as a church but there was an … Continue reading The day we played truant

Sisteron Provence France

We took a trip to Sisteron for our first excursion after are arrival in Volonne. A very pleasant town set on the side of a hill on the edge of the Durance River, it has the reputation of having surrendered to Napoleon when he marched across France , mainly because the newly built gunpowder store … Continue reading Sisteron Provence France

Provence France 2016

We depart the UK from Plymouth on Sunday the 19th. The trip across to Roscoff was.... Quite good actually, and from then of it was three days of 8 hour driving days at first we headed to Tours then on to Lyon before arriving at Sissteron