ヴィルクロースの天然記念物・トップ6

Unfortunately, it's only open to the public until the end of October. But even so, it's very interesting and definitely worth seeing. It's amazing what people have done with it.

Very pretty, it's worth a stop! Please note: access is only permitted on foot - however, you can return by bike. The caves can only be visited with an attendant - times are available at the cave entrance.

Most beautiful villages in VAR

Hiking and cooling off in the water...... simply a very beautiful area

The rock dwellings (now empty) in the tuff rock are worth a visit. Entry €2 (2023)

Cotignac is a beautiful town with cave dwellings

The tholos de la Lauve is a block tomb located at an altitude of 365 m, at the end of the Lauve plateau, in the commune of Salernes, in the Var department in France. It is a unique monument of its kind in Provence The building is a block tomb. The sepulchral chamber, approximately circular in shape (diameter 1.80 m), is made up of limestone blocks arranged with a slight corbelling, which has earned it the name of tholos. It is enclosed in a tumulus made of rubble held by a low wall, itself circular, made up of large blocks. The whole measures 7 m in diameter. No access corridor to the chamber is visible although a few inclined slabs on the west side could constitute a start. It is likely that the chamber was accessed through its top opening, which was perhaps covered by a removable slab1. It was restored in 1993 by Hélène Barge. The tomb was discovered and very carefully excavated in the 1950s by A. Taxil2. The upper layer (average thickness 0.14 m) contained very fragmented burned bones, possibly corresponding to around fifteen individuals2. The lithic material found in this layer consists of a large blade, bladelets, flakes and a flint arrow frame. The ceramic was limited to two atypical shards. The animal bones, without traces of use, correspond only to invasive fauna (snake vertebrae, rabbit bones, toads, small rodents and snail shells) from the natural environment2. The lower layer (average thickness 0.12 m) contained only a few bones, reduced to the state of splinters, and 122 teeth in good condition, representing around 10 individuals, including a few children. The archaeological furniture included decorative objects (9 annular limestone and shell test beads, 2 green rock olives). The lithic objects were limited to leaf arrow armatures.

Park your bike above the stairs. You can't bathe.