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9. MASSIF DES MAURES
Thickly wooded with forests of cork and holm oak, pine, myrtle and sweet chestnut,
the dramatic Massif des Maures is wild, hilly and sparsely inhabited, even though it
is only a stone's throw from the busy coastal hotspots. It is home to France's only sur-
viving wild tortoises, and makes a welcome change from crowded beaches (for fur-
ther details see
A Day's Drive on the Massif des Maures
)
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10. RESERVE GEOLOGIQUE DE HAUTE-PROVENCE
If dinosaurs and fossils are your thing, this park in the limestone country around
Digne is the place to head for. It's the largest of its kind in Europe, covering 1,900 sq
km (730 sq miles) of rock, rich in fossils from ancient seas and tropical forests dating
back 300 million years.
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