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Great descent in a very beautiful setting!

This tortuous serpent-like climb out of Nans-les-Pins is a little gruelling in parts but is well worth the effort. It is a wonderfully traffic-free, well paved climb through a rocky terrain with great vistas. At its end, I turned left towards Mazargues parallel to St Baume along a fast, newly resurfaced road, which is slightly undulating and again is free of traffic. This area in the shadow of St Baume seems to have it own micro climate with clouds seemingly just out of reach! I did a great loop starting in St Maximin.

Free self-guided tour, opening from 7am, description of the basilica at €0.50 - Magnificent religious building which is well worth the detour and the hour I spent visiting the whole thing.

To visit in summer or spring, many vineyards and various fields

The parish church of Saint-Trophime is a building built in the 11th century, enlarged in the 18th century, which has a cross-ribbed nave and a square bell tower surmounted by a 17th century campanile. On the front, a statue of the Virgin surmounts the entrance gate, on a plate located below the statue is engraved this inscription: "Immaculate Virgin be the guardian of Pourrières, mission of 1872" It houses Our Lady of Bius and Our Lady of Mercy.

The small town of La Roquebrussane in the Var. There is a wine cooperative near the entrance to the town which produces good wine. The narrow streets of the town are quite pretty. There is also a water fountain in the town if you need to refill your bottles.

Near the top of a steady 8km climb from Brignoles. There are very beautiful panoramas, and the road is quite calm.

Beautiful old facility.