Camping Provence Vallée

Camping Provence Vallée is on countryside heights above Manosque, with views of the southern Alps and the Mont d’Or of the Jura range, between mountains and sea, and an hour's drive from the Mediterranean sea. Ski resorts are within easy reach. Take the shuttle bus into Manosque for a lengthy day of sightseeing around its Old Town, 14th-century fortified gates the Porte de la Saunerie and the Porte du Soubeyran, the pretty Place Marcel-Pagnol, and, in the hills north of the town, the gardens of the Maison de la Biodiversité. Manosque is the biggest town in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, so has a lively vibe and loads of shops, restaurants and bars to keep you busy too. About 25 minutes' east from Manosque are the vast lavender fields of the Valensole Plateau, edged by the medieval streets and centre of Valensole town, just to the north of the Verdon Natural Regional Park. Other day trips very much worth doing from the site are the handsome town of Esparron-de-Verdon, with 10th-century castle and setting on the edge of the lower Verdon gorges (50 minutes); the high-up town of Lurs, and the former department capital of Forcalquier, both within 30 minutes' drive.