Lurs village
Stéphane Legal 2024-08-28T11:31:02+01:00Perched above the valley of the middle Durance, the village of Lurs stretches along its rocky spur between the castle to the north and the seminary to the south. Location: Lurs Site type: Remarkable village, Notable geological formation, Scenic viewpoint Duration of visit: 2 hours Lurs, Perched Village The position of the village of Lurs is remarkable for two reasons. It is built on a spur of calcareous sandstone, locally known as Molasse or Pierre du Midi . This stone, containing fossil fragments, sand, and gravel, originated from a warm sea that covered Provence 20 million years ago. The relationship between this stone, dug, carved, collected, and inhabited, and humans has always been close. The Moyenne Durance Fault The village of Lurs is also [...]