Attractions and Places To See around Flayosc - Top 20

Wonderful to look at in the sunlight. Not pompous, but rather practical and imposing. Unfortunately, not open to the public.

The characterful village of Ampus is revealed at an altitude of 600 metres in the foothills of the Verdon - and the Provençal soul is revealed. It invites you to take a stroll along the water path and then the Stations of the Cross before taking a break in one of the village squares.

The tholos de la Lauve is a block tomb located at an altitude of 365 m, at the end of the Lauve plateau, in the commune of Salernes, in the Var department in France. It is a unique monument of its kind in Provence The building is a block tomb. The sepulchral chamber, approximately circular in shape (diameter 1.80 m), is made up of limestone blocks arranged with a slight corbelling, which has earned it the name of tholos. It is enclosed in a tumulus made of rubble held by a low wall, itself circular, made up of large blocks. The whole measures 7 m in diameter. No access corridor to the chamber is visible although a few inclined slabs on the west side could constitute a start. It is likely that the chamber was accessed through its top opening, which was perhaps covered by a removable slab1. It was restored in 1993 by Hélène Barge. The tomb was discovered and very carefully excavated in the 1950s by A. Taxil2. The upper layer (average thickness 0.14 m) contained very fragmented burned bones, possibly corresponding to around fifteen individuals2. The lithic material found in this layer consists of a large blade, bladelets, flakes and a flint arrow frame. The ceramic was limited to two atypical shards. The animal bones, without traces of use, correspond only to invasive fauna (snake vertebrae, rabbit bones, toads, small rodents and snail shells) from the natural environment2. The lower layer (average thickness 0.12 m) contained only a few bones, reduced to the state of splinters, and 122 teeth in good condition, representing around 10 individuals, including a few children. The archaeological furniture included decorative objects (9 annular limestone and shell test beads, 2 green rock olives). The lithic objects were limited to leaf arrow armatures.

This church was not dedicated to one of the many people whom we venerate as blessed or saints and ask for their heavenly intercession with God, or - like so many French churches - to the Mother of God ("Notre-Dame"). The chosen patronage here was the incarnate Son of God, Jesus Christ himself, and the church in Entrecasteaux was consecrated to him under the title “SAINT SAUVEUR” – i.e. as the Redeemer and Savior.

The bakery is a highlight in this sleepy little town, especially when the pastries are enjoyed warm from the oven in the morning with a view over the sunny plateau.

Good authentic place to stop

The parish church of Entrecasteaux, dedicated to Saint Salvator, already existed at the beginning of the 11th century when the place is first documented in 1012. The current church would therefore be the second, built in the 13th century in Romanesque style. It was subsequently rebuilt several times, especially in the 17th century, when a new nave was built on the north side and the bell tower was added.

Private château from the 11th and 17th centuries with its French-style garden inspired by the designs of Le Nôtre. It is inhabited and richly furnished (paintings, tapestries, historical documents).