At the Italian border, in the center of the triangleformed by the towns of Marseilles, Nice andGrenoble, the Alpes de Haute-Provence are one ofthe greatest departments of France (6925 km ²) forone of the lowest population densities (155 000inhabitants).
300 days of sun a year are an additional advantagewhich make of this department, a privileged destination for the amateurs of expatriation and to spend pleasant vacancies in the Alpes de Haute-Provence.
Local specialties
The cheese of Banon was born on the heights froma medieval small village leaned with the plate fromAlbion between Lure and Ventoux.
The olive-trees of High-Provence mainly made up ofthe Aglandau variety, produce an oil which is characterized by a fruity green, which means in thelanguage of the initiates that it releases from theartichoke perfumes, of green grass, of pear, etc
The Grasses of Provence obtained the Red Labelin 2003.
The vineyard of the wines of Pierrevert, on 450hectares, knows summer heats and very sunny butalso of strong thermal amplitudes in reasons ofaltitude (450 m on average), which gives fruity andaromatic wines white and rosy and of an overallweak pluviometry.
Major events and venues
The Alps Mercantour: Big space mountain of theSouthern Alps, White-Greenhouse-Ponçon, thevalley of Ubaye, and the Valley of Allos are spreadalong the tumultuous rivers.
High-Provence Lubéron: The country of Forcalquierand the mountain of Lure, expensive in Giono,between Luberon and Contadour, where the rural architecture of the boroughs, farms and sheep-folds testifies to a country and pastoral life stillimportant, are a jewel of this territory.
The Verdon: Hyphen between the Alps andProvence, the country of the Verdon is organizedaround the river with emerald water famous for itsthroats and its grand canyon.
