Welcome to Camping Rose de Provence - Verdon***

Riez, classified as characterful little town, at the heart of the Verdon Natural Regional Park, at an altitude of 530 m, welcomes you in a protected environment between the Lake de St. Croix and the Verdon Canyon, at the intersection of the Esparron-Verdon Lake and the town of Moustiers Sainte Marie.

From Riez, a real crossroads to visit: 5 destinations by 5 different routes:

- 1: Lake Sainte Croix: 10 KM Beach, Bathing, Pedal boats, Canoeing, Fishing

- 2: Moustiers Sainte Marie and the beginning of the Grand Canyon du Verdon: 15 KM

- 3: Valensole and its fields of lavender: 13 km and 22 km more: Manosque City of Jean Giono

- 4: Gréoux les Bains, Thermal City: 20 km and the Lake of Esparon du Verdon

- 5: Puimoisson: 8 km Champs de Lavande and 32 km more: Dignes les Bains

Provencal village

Provençal village, Riez will surprise you with its conviviality: stroll on its great and renowned open market every Wednesday and Saturday morning under the plane trees, on the terraces of its bars and restaurants.

Events

In 2017, Riez provides you with many different entertainment: Feast of transhumance, wheat festival, honey festival, flee-markets, concerts in the cathedral, town celebration, night markets all the thursday evening, festival, theater pieces, outdoor cinema every Wednesday in July and August.

Calendar of events

Shops

3 super-markets, 4 bakeries, 2 butchers, 1 florist, shop with nice and unusual gifts and souvenirs, hardware shop, clothes shop, beauty salons, hairdressers, books- and newspaper store, ice cream and pizza takeaway, 4 bars (lottery and betting office) and about ten restaurant.

And of course, the renowned and beautiful Provencal markets on the two squares of Riez every Wednesday and Saturday

Local products & crafts

Honey and Lavender oil, truffles, Moustiers earthenware, Provençal potteries -

Services

3 banks, onePost Office, 4 cash machines, taxis, garages, gas stations.

Medical services

Pharmacy, optician, 6 medical doctors, dentists, physiotherapists, nurses, chiropodists, osteopaths.

Tourist Office :00.33 4.92.78.01.08.

At the heart of the vast (800 km2)Valensole plateau a tabular hill (St Maxime) overlooks the confluence of three valleys already used during Early Roman Empire as communication ways. Augustus founded in the last century BC, the Reii Apollinaires colony at the crossroads that connects Aix and Fréjus to the Haute Provence.

The testimony of these 20 centuries that come down to us are pathetic because frequently the remains have been used as quarries for the builders.

Riez was a bishop town from the 5th century until the Revolution. The antic cathedral is located in the center of the baptistery and its remains are still visible.It was destroyed at the very end of the 15th century and transferred inside the walls.

The14th century left us the ruins of a military architecture, of which the walls, the clock tower, the door and the Samson and Ayguière gates remain.

The Main Street is steeped in medieval atmosphere, with its narrow streets linked with each other by the "andrones" (covered passageways under the houses), the high facades of its ancient buildings that once housed shops. The Mazan hotel and several houses facades evoke the Renaissance architecture.

Many fountains and wash houses quench the travelers’ thirst. Riez owns an exceptionally rich heritage. Come and enjoy its quality and diversity.