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Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Coordinates
43.8483, 6.2219
Population
683 (2023)
Elevation
631 m
Terrain
Gorge Entrance

Location

Set at the mouth of the Verdon Gorge, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie has been a center of faience pottery production since the 17th century. A star, suspended on a chain across the gorge above the village, has hung there in some form for centuries.

Verdon Gorgefaience pottery
Getting There & Staying Nearby
Nearest airport
Marseille Provence Airport 90 km
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Nearest station
Aix-en-Provence TGV 95 km
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Suggested base
Aix-en-Provence
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Staying nearby
Provençal countryside guesthouses
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Nearby
Gorges du Verdon hiking, Lac de Sainte-Croix
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