Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
A gilded star hangs on a chain strung between two cliffs above Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, said to fulfil the vow of the knight Bozon de Blacas, freed from captivity during the Crusades. Below it the village climbs terraces against a limestone cliff at the western entrance to the Verdon Gorge, split by a waterfall. For centuries it made faïence, and painted pottery still fills its shops.
Highlights
- The star of Moustiers, hung on a chain between two crags
- The Musée de la faïence, with pottery made in the village
- 262 steps up to Notre-Dame-de-Beauvoir, looking down to Lac de Sainte-Croix (FR)
- Climbing, canyoning and hiking in the Gorges du Verdon
- Local honey, nougat, olive oil and red wine
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Moustiers-Sainte-Marie (FR), Moustiers-Sainte-Marie (EN), Moustiers-Sainte-Marie (IT)), Wikivoyage (Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Moustiers Sainte Marie). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 683
Things to see
Events through the year
- Noël baroque concert
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Moustiers-Sainte-Marie). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
Runny hunnyPublic domainHoneyLocal produce- NougatSweet
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Where to sleep
20 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 8
- B&Bs and guest houses 6
- Campsites 6
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Thermes de Gréoux-les-Bains · ~38 min by car
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