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Department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a department in the French region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and is on the French border with Italy. The area's scenery provides the background to many activities and sights.
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Nice, Alpes-Maritimes · International · NCE
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it is well regarded for bouldering and is particularly popular among climbers, as the second biggest developed area of the kind in France
a small town typical of Provence, in its history, and its art of living
a gateway to the Gorges du Verdon
called the Gateway to Provence because it is in a narrow gap between two long mountain ridges
an awe-inspiring gorge, sometimes called the "European Grand Canyon"
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