Saint Blaise - parking lot – Oppidum of Saint-Blaise loop from Réserve naturelle du Pourra - domaine du Ranquet

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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Istres

Saint-Mitre-Les-Remparts

Saint Blaise - parking lot – Oppidum of Saint-Blaise loop from Réserve naturelle du Pourra - domaine du Ranquet

Easy

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Saint Blaise - parking lot – Oppidum of Saint-Blaise loop from Réserve naturelle du Pourra - domaine du Ranquet

01:20

4.83km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2 m

Saint Blaise - parking lot

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access to the Saint Blaise site from the car park. it offers a lovely view of the Citis and Lavalduc ponds

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1.14 km

Étang de Lavalduc

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This pond often has pinkish colors and there are salt crystals on its banks.

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3.23 km

Rock tombs in the Castillon forest

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To the south and east of the Hellenistic and Etruscan ramparts (600 BC) of the Oppidum of Saint-Blaise one can still discover nearly 300 tombs, scattered on the plateau of Castillon, in an environment of quarries and rutted roads . Sometimes grouped in small family complexes, the tombs were dug out of the rock, without a predefined orientation, and simply covered with flat stones. These are rectangular cavities, among which the many small pits indicate children's graves. Often multiple, burials contain deceased lying on the back, the arms along the body or folded on the thorax, the head often wedged in a cell. They do not contain furniture, according to the bare manner of the Christian rite. By their characteristic type and some objects, such as belt buckles, these tombs are mostly related to the Visigothic period (5th - 6th century AD). fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppidum_de_Saint-Blaise#La_n.C3.A9cropole_rupestre

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4.46 km

Oppidum of Saint-Blaise

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A magnificent chapel and a high place of local archeology to visit which also offers magnificent views of the surrounding ponds and the town of Istres! Unavoidable !

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4.83 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.50 km

2.33 km

Surfaces

3.18 km

1.12 km