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Plague Wall

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Plague Wall

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    Location: Cabrières-D'Avignon, Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France

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    October 24, 2022

    Hiking

    On May 5, 1320 the plague was in Marseille. The scourge invades Provence. The Venaissin county, to protect itself, erected a dry stone wall with sentry boxes and guardhouses. All over more than 20 kilometers, between Cabrière and Bonnieux.

    For more than 17 months that the epidemic lasted, the virus never crossed this wall which was permanently guarded.
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    May 19, 2022

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    Very historical and still up to date concerning pandemic.

    May 14, 2023

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    Short walk and beautiful nature of Provence with historical background. A wall should hold back a pandemic (plague). Nowadays unimaginable...
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    Distance 889 m

    Uphill 80 m

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