Forcalquier has also inherited
character from its history, it was in the Middle Ages one of the
seat of one of the three earldom of Provence, capital of a quasi-independant
state, spreading on the Haute Provence and the Luberon. The little
city has kept a flavour of aristocratic savoir-vivre, given by the
fronts the houses in the old part of the city.
Forcalquier stands on the route of the ancient
Via Domitia, a vital way of trade and communication linking Italy
to Spain. The weekly market of Forcalquier is one of the biggest
and most animated of the region. |
isibly,
the little city of Forcalquier does not lack of character. It spreads
nonchalantly on the steep slopes of cone shaped hill, crowned by the chapel
dedicated to Notre Dame de Provence. 