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I wish I had the time to do this route justice and describe it properly, but there is so much going on along this route it could easily take me a week to write about it all and I just dont have the time right now. All I can say now is that it’s well worth doing, great motorbike roads, little traffic or speed checks except near the villages. There are great views of vineyards, open countryside, basically the whole south of France package.

Every village along the route is worth a stop if you have the time, especially the Abbaye Le Thoronet, a former Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century, now restored as a museum. It is one of the three Cistercian abbeys in Provence, along with the Sénanque Abbey and Silvacane, that together are known as “the Three Sisters of Provence” and is one of the first buildings in France to be classified as historical monument.

More info on Carcès
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More info on Cotignac
More info on La Basilique de Saint Maximin la Sainte Baume (tomb of Mary Magdalene)

Biker friendly campsites along this route of the route;
Camping 06 – Alpes-Maritimes

Abbaye Le Thoronet

Basilique de Saint Maximin la Sainte Baume

Massif de la Sainte-Baume

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Monestries, Country Roads, Castles and Villages Route

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