From Nice we drove the 100 miles north through mountains to Sisteron.
The road follows rivers
Spectacular scenery the whole way with ancient villages clinging to the hillsides.
First glimpse of the citadel of Sisteron situated on the banks of the river Durance just after the confluence of the rivers Buëch and Sasse in the Alps Haute Provence region of France.
It is sometimes called the “Gateway to Provence” because it is in a narrow gap between two long mountain ridges.
We were very fortunate to be invited to the ancestral home of our artist friend Karen Silve in Mison near Sisteron.
(To see her work click here)
View of Sisteron and its castle on the hill from the terrace.
Dining on the terrace of Karens studio.
The farmhouse which was built sometime in the 1500s
A spring gushes forth in front of the house.
The well worn back door step
The cosy living room.
Over the course of many days the lighting was always changing over the same views.
In all directions the landscape and the small towns are delightful and scenic
Serres
I am never in my own photos but thanks to Martin Eichinger I am now.
Above Photo of Serres courtesy Martin Eichinger
Cornillon-sur- lÓule
The Abbaye de Bodon near St May is way up a winding road to the top of a hill with grand views.
It is a VERY old place- some thousand years old. Very simple and sparse.
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