The village of Moustiers Sainte Marie is situated at the gates of the Grand Canyon du Verdon, in the Alpes de Haute Provence. Moustiers Sainte Marie is easily one of the most beautiful villages in France. Moustiers Sainte Marie was built under the sky of the purest Europe. Moustiers Sainte Marie finds itself at the crossroads of the spendid Gorges du Verdon and the Route de la Lavande, crossing the Valensole plateau. Moustiers Sainte Marie enjoys a unique position in combining the air, land and water, especially with the huge lac de St Croix, or the lake of the Holy Cross. The lake of St Croix is 2300 hectares large and has its name from the hanging cross of Moustiers Sainte Marie. The star you see today shining in the sky de Moustiers is fifty years old, but before the star another protected Moustiers Sainte Marie for many many years.
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Upon arrival, Moustiers Sainte Marie is reveals itself to its visitor: Provence intoxicants, lights, limestone and multiple colors. The sweetness of life takes its essence here in Moustiers Sainte Marie. It is not a coincidence that the famous French cook Alain Ducasse and its famous cuisine, have nestled here. Alain Ducasse opened a restaurant in Moustiers Sainte Marie and he and some of his colleagues have chosen this land of its authenticity and the seductive powers of its local specialties: truffles, olive oil and lavender honey. Moustiers Sainte Marie is fortunate to be flooded with sun over 300 days a year.
More than 20,000 olive trees grow in Moustiers Sainte Marie and contribute, throughout the year to give the neighbouring fields a green or silver tone. The olive cultivation mainly grow on the hill of Claux, as its dry stone terraces exposed to the South are perfect. Moustiers Sainte Marie was also famous in the 18th century for growing saffron and expensive spices. The 2,000 olive trees have been rehabilitated and are now operated for a very typed production in the image of the special cuvee de Moustiers known for its spicy flavour. This special cuvee is located in the zone AOC 'olive oil de Haute-Provence'.
Moustiers Sainte Marie also offers a Provencal market every Friday morning which is an excellent opportunity to purchase some of the local products: cheese, olive oil, biscuits of lavender honey, truffles, wine, etc.
Moustiers Sainte Marie reached its peak during the 19th century and had almost 5000 residents. In those days, Moustiers Sainte Marie had 17 mills that were powered by the downstream of the source of Adou. This shows a significant industrial activity for the time. The water was powering flour mills, paper mills, oil mills, leather mills, paper mills and even a hydroelectric power mill. Indeed, Moustiers was one of the first municipalities in France to be equipped with a lighting.
Moustiers Sainte Marie is also world famous for its pottery. Pottery from Moustiers Sainte Marie took off in the seventeenth century thanks to Pierre Clerissy. He brought Moustiers Sainte Marie the secrets of earthenware production. King Louis XIV ordered, during his reign, all the gold, silver and gilt dishes kept in coffers of the state to be melted and replaced with pottery from Moustiers Sainte Marie. This in order to fund its war campaigns. The production the finest pottery in the kingdom continued to grow until the beginning of the nineteenth century. The production shut down gradually. It is only since 1927 that the production of earthenware was revived in Moustiers Sainte Marie thanks to the efforts of Marcel Provence. The tradition continues today with a score of workshops installed on the town.
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