Photo Gallery: Eastern Provence

Above: A classic walk in Provence is the ascent of la Montagne Ste-Victoire just outside Aix-en-Provence — the mountain which dominates so many of Cézanne’s canvases

Top left: ‘Levada’-walking in Provence: following the wide Canal de la Siagne below St-Cézaire, not far from Grasse

Top right: Walkers in eastern Provence quickly learn to head for the Mercantour National Park: this is Madonne de Fenestre, gateway to some splendid walks high in the Alpes Maritimes

Right: One of the most famous walks in Provence is the Sentier Martel, a traverse in the Grand Canyon du Verdon, where you’ll have to descend this metal staircase

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