Pilgrimage to Mont Sainte-Victoirre

Here are some photos of our mountain climbing expedition yesterday!

Mont Sainte-Victoirre is a symbol of Provence and a major landmark of the Aix area. It reaches an altitude of 1011 metres.

At its peak, there is a 17th century priory (a place of pilgrimage) and the cross of Provence, from where there is a magnificent panoramic view of Provence's mountains and the rolling plains of the Aix area.

The mountain was also made famous via eleven oil paintings and seventeen watercolors by Paul Cézanne.

In the middle ages when Christianity made its appearance, the mountain was sanctified to hunt the demons of paganism. This was our pilgrimage to mitigate against our demons, the French food and wine!