Entrevaux
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
A revolt made Entrevaux a royal town: in 1536 its people rose against an occupying governor and handed the town to the French king, who freed them from taxes. The walled town fills a rocky spur in a bend of the Var, entered by a fortified bridge, the Porte Royale. A zigzag path, fortified after Vauban's plans, climbs to the citadel high above.
Highlights
- The citadel above the town, reached by a fortified zigzag path (FR)
- The former cathedral, with a 1647 Assumption and a 1717 organ
- A motorcycle museum of over a hundred early machines
- Secca de boeuf, thin slices of dried beef
- The Nice to Digne mountain railway, with a summer steam train
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Entrevaux (FR), Entrevaux (EN), Entrevaux (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 769
Things to see
Events through the year
- Pilgrimage of Saint John the BaptistProcession to the chapel of Saint-Jean-du-Désert
- MédiévalesMedieval festival weekend in the walled town
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Entrevaux). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Entrevaux olive oilOlive oilFrom thousands of local olive trees, pressed at a cooperative mill
- Secca de boeufCured meatDried beef served in wafer-thin slices
Adapted from Wikipedia (Entrevaux (FR), Entrevaux (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
4 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 2
- Campsites 2
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