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The postcard-perfect medieval village of Entrevaux is among the many many most lovely hilltop villages contained in the French Riviera. Situated on the banks of the Var River, Entrevaux is among the many many most lovely day journeys from Good.
Entrevaux means “between valleys” in French, and it is surrounded by a pristine nature, which is the acceptable setting for the village’s very good medieval development. In case you is likely to be fascinated by ramparts, winding alleys, squares with majestic fountains, and fairy-tale-like landscapes, you’ll have a blast visiting Entrevaux!
Entrevaux is among the many many best areas to go to close to Good with no automotive. An real reply to get to Entrevaux from Good is to take the long-lasting Pignes Put collectively. This fast data to Entrevaux is all it’s worthwhile to rearrange a top-notch go to to this medieval hilltop village on this well-known comply with. Go on studying for the suitable factors to do in Entrevaux and my prime Put collectively des Pignes journey ideas!
TIP: this full-day tour from Good mix primarily primarily probably the most lovely hike contained in the Southern Alps with the go to to Entrevaux
The Pignes Put collectively
This iconic comply with line, which belongs to the Provence Railways (NOT SNCF), celebrated its 100 and twenty fifth anniversary in 2017!
The Pignes Put collectively runs on a slender (1 m broad) single lane from Good to Digne-les-Bains. You’ll profit from spectacular views as you cross about thirty villages, pine forests, bridges, viaducts, and tunnels, culminating at an altitude of 1000 meters in Digne-les-Bains.
The origin of its title, Put collectively des Pignes, shouldn’t be positive. My favourite speculation is that the tempo of the comply with was sluggish satisfactory for passengers to get off to determine on up pine nuts (pines in Provençal language) alongside the monitor and to return up!
The Put collectively des Pignes departs from the Chemins de Fer de Provence comply with station in Goodwhich is completely utterly completely different from the Good-Ville comply with station. It’s positioned at 4bis Rue Alfred Binet, on the choice facet of Voie Pierre Mathis.
The comply with has three day by day spherical journeys from Good to Digne-les-Bains. Alongside the road, about fifty stops are potential, some mounted and others elective. Entrevaux is among the many many mounted stops. The journey from Good to Entrevaux takes 1 hour 20 minutes.
Tickets to the Put collectively des Pignes are solely supplied on-site, the equal day, 40 minutes earlier than the comply with’s departure. On account of everybody needs to purchase the tickets on-site, and there is often just one specific particular person promoting, I want to advocate arriving on the comply with station not decrease than one hour earlier than the comply with’s departure.
You will solely purchase one-way tickets—you purchase the ticket from Good to Entrevaux at Good’s comply with station and the ticket from Entrevaux to Good at Entrevaux’s comply with station (massive bizarre, I do know!). I want to advocate on the lookout for the return ticket as shortly as you arrive in Entrevaux.
GOOD TO KNOW: The Historic Pignes Put collectively (steam comply with) runs from Puget-Théniers to Le Fugeretstopping in Entrevaux and Annot. From Good, you may take a day by day Put collectively des Pignes to Puget-Théniers, then hop on the Historic Put collectively. Click on on on correct proper right here for the Put collectively des Pignes Historic earlier’s conditions and costs.
Factors to Do in Entrevaux
After a satisfying journey (get able to take a great deal of footage), you’ll arrive at your journey spot. Here is what to do in Entrevaux.
Royal Gate
Royal Gate is the primary entrance to the village. It was in-built 1658 and consists of a fortified creating with machicolations to assault the enemy. Merely behind it, there is a drawbridge flanked by two towers and a security system. As rapidly as inside, there’s the Tourism Workplace in your left and a small jail in your right.
Go to the Citadel
Entrevaux’s medieval Citadel was constructed on a rocky outcrop 156 m above the village. The village was a part of the fortified line that marked the border of Provence and France with the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia (to which the County of Good was hooked up). For the time being, the Citadel of Entrevaux was solely accessible by a small path by the mountains plus a ladder, which was not very useful contained in the occasion of a siege.
Contained in the seventeenth century, VaubanLouis XIV’s engineer, significantly bolstered the Citadel, connecting the village to the fortress on prime by ramps. You will see a statue of Vauban in entrance of the Porte Royale nonetheless on the choice facet of the highway.
To attain the Citadel, that you must climb the 800 m path unfold over 9 ramps (a couple of 25-minute stroll). Prior to taking the primary ramp, on the left, do not miss the outdated powder warehouse transformed correct proper right into a museum about Entrevaux and the Citadel.
I visited the Citadel as shortly as I arrived in Entrevaux, to keep away from the preferred hours and the crowds. The view from the easiest was spectacular!
GOOD TO KNOW: There is a value to go to the Citadel. Kids beneath 12 years pay half-fare. Entry to the Citadel is via an computerized gantry on the prime of the village. You should purchase the tokens instantly from the automated distributor on the entry (monetary establishment card and cash accepted) or contained in the Tourism Workplace. Half-fare tokens for youngsters are solely supplied on the Tourism Workplace.
Medieval Metropolis
Though medieval in look, the village dates primarily from the seventeenth century. You will every alter to the map with the primary websites accessible on the Tourism Workplace or wander randomly by the alleys. Consideration-grabbing buildings to see embrace an historic public bread oven, a medieval retailer, residences of lords and officers, and towers.
Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Cathedral
Tea Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Cathedral has a Provencal Gothic development. Even when the floor appears sober, I strongly advocate you to enter due to the inside is sort of absolutely utterly completely different. In baroque model, it’s an explosion of colours and has lovely particulars.
The Cathedral was built-in into the ramparts contained in the seventeenth century. Behind the non secular creating is the Italian Gatewhereas on the other facet of city is tea Porte de France.
Bike Museum
Entrevaux is likely to be acknowledged for its Bike Museum (free to go to; ideas are a lot appreciated). Furthermore, it is commonplace to see teams of bikers stopping contained in the village for a fast go to adopted by a protracted meal.
This museum is run by a motorcycle fanatic who has gathered higher than 70 outdated fashions. There have been a pair from the 1910s!
The Entrevaux Bike Museum is open day by day from 1 July to 30 September and solely on weekends from April to June.
Spherical Path
This path alongside the partitions’ patrol path that linked the Porte de France to the Porte d’Italie has been geared up with quite a lot of exhibitions concerning the traditions and customs of the inhabitants of Entrevaux. Entry is thru the Tourism Workplace.
I did not uncover it massive attention-grabbing, nonetheless it solely prices 3€ —or 6€ in case you occur to happen to purchase the walkway + citadel pack. Beware that the Tourism Workplace is closed for 2 hours at lunchtime, so plan your go to to the Chemin de Ronde accordingly.
Circuit des Moulins
This quick stroll on the choice facet of the highway will make you uncover two mills, oil and flour, one among which stays to be in operation and dates from the 18th century. You may uncover the map of this picturesque path contained in the Tourism Workplace.
