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The Pontias Hole

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    August 21, 2023

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    The most famous legend of Nyons is that of the Pontias. This legend seeks to explain a local climatic phenomenon: the Pontias, a wind from the northeast whose morning breeze …
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    March 8, 2023

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    The eponymous Pontias is a local dry and cool NE wind that blows from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m.

    If you follow the "Sentier botanique du Devès" theme trail in the mountainous surroundings of Nyon, you will reach the Trou du Pontias at its end. It's not really spectacular here, but it's worth the walk for the sake of the walk and there's a pretty legend surrounding the Pontias.

    It can be read here in French:
    lepontias.com/la-region/la-legende-du-pontias
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    1. Le Trou du Pontias à Nyons — loop in the Parc naturel régional des Baronnies provençales

    4.54km

    01:40

    230m

    230m

    Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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