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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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This is a departement of contrasts with its high plains and mountains, fields of lavender and ski trails. It's the marriage of Provence and the Alps.

To the north of the departement stand high mountains which form the valley of Ubaye near Barcelonnette.

West of Haut Verdon is the Val d'Allos nicknamed the French Colorado.

To the south, the famous canyons the Gorges de Verdon offer a beautiful spectacle of lakes, cliffs and wide horizons of the cultivated plains of Valensole.

Forcalquier, a town and area to the west is of a more Provencal spirit in that the climate is mild and the landscape is softer with its sloping hills and vineyards, Manosque, the point of Luberon, and the valley of the Durance with its crops of fruit and vegetables form the main tourist attractions of the departement.

Situated in the north of the departement, near the Italian border and skirting the Maritime Alps, these high mountain valleys offer along with the National Park of Mercantour one of the greatest European natural reserves.

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