View over Castellane – Our Lady of the Rock Chapel loop from Castellane

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France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

View over Castellane – Our Lady of the Rock Chapel loop from Castellane

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View over Castellane – Our Lady of the Rock Chapel loop from Castellane

01:16

3.57km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Verdon

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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607 m

View of Castellane and Surrounding Peaks

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A beautiful place in Provence

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925 m

View over Castellane

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Beautiful view of the Verdon and the town of Castellane. Easy to reach.

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1.16 km

Belvedere

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One of the really beautiful views, it is definitely worth hiking up here.

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1.35 km

Spectacular view of Castellane

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Roc de Castellane via the Chemin du Roc, which is also the Way of the Cross of the Notre-Dame du Roc chapel. The path up to the chapel is steep, …

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1.36 km

Our Lady of the Rock Chapel

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As soon as you get closer, the simple but unusually designed facade catches the eye of the hiker: a bell hangs over the entrance to the chapel, and above it …

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1.76 km

Ruins of Petra Castellana and the Church of Saint-André-du-Roc

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During the Middle Ages, the ruins you see now were the village of Castellane.

It was the Norman invasions of the 9th and 10th centuries that pushed the inhabitants to …

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2.90 km

Roc Bridge

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From this aptly named bridge, you have a view on one side of the town of Castellane, and on the other of the Roc. This huge rock which stands a …

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3.20 km

Sacré-Coeur Church

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Beautiful church in the old town of Castellane.

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3.57 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.52 km

848 m

714 m

304 m

145 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.23 km

712 m

504 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 6 November

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Comments

June 7, 2024,FR* Castellane-Kapelle Le Roc / Parkplatz gleich unter dem Fels

Good footwear is recommended.

The rock simply had to be climbed. Unfortunately, the chapel was closed for renovation. Nobody was working.

Castellane is a French commune, sub-prefecture of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

With around 1,500 inhabitants, Castellane is considered the least populated sub-prefecture in France.

The name of its inhabitants is Castellanais 1.

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