Guillestrois |
the nautic base for watersports in the Durance is
after
the village of St Clément, on your right after the bridge
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In the middle of Guillestrois, 20 mn from Savines,
the petrifactive
fountain of Réotiers is just opposite Mondauphin.
Mineralized
water, harnessed on the schistose slopes of the right bank of river
Durance,
has formed concretions and hollowed a basin overhung
by an enormous stalactite.
It is made of limestone and gypsum.
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The thermal spring of La Rotonde du plan de phasy
is on the
straight part of the road before Mondauphin.
Water comes out
of the mountain with
a temperature of 28 °C
and a flow
of 75l/mn. It is very rich in silica
iron and magnesium. Its
water is well known for
its benefits. You can visit the exhibition
of La Rotonde too.
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The
petrifactive fountain |
The fortress of Mondauphin was
built by Vauban in 1692.
Vauban built more than 300 fortresses
all around France.
After Plan de Phasy you will see its
imposing shape on the opposite mount
The visit of that Royal
city
(as soon as the 15th c.), entirely surrounded by
ramparts
and remarkably preserved, is a very nice idea.
craftsmen will
show you how their ancesters used to work with leather, silk, ceramics
or sundials.
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The fortress of Mondauphin
It is divided into barracks, a church, an arsenal, a powder magazine
and several bastions.
All this is part of the impressive defensive
system set on that rocky outcrop.
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The
fortress of Mondauphin
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a remarkably
well preserved place
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From Guillestre
go towards Gorges
du Guil and you will reach
the fortress
of Chateau-Queyras.
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That fortress was built as
an observation post.
The only access is through a drawbridge.
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The fortress of Chateau-Queyras
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The
fortress of Chateau-Queyras
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a typical
fountain in Queyras |
Saint
véran is the highest village in Europe.
From Savines
go towards Embrun,
then Guillestre and finally Saint -Véran. |
a
sundial
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Guillestre |
