The Chemin de la Mâture (part 3 of 8)
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Is it a bird, is it a plane, no, it's my mum, hiking up the chemin de la mâture. Not bad for a 76 year old!
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Down into the ravine... the delightfully named 'Gorges d'Enfer' 'Gorge of Hell'
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The Fort du Portalet as seen from the chemin de la mâture. The fort was built in 1842, on the site of an earlier fort. From 1941-43, Philippe Pétain, leader of the Vichy government, imprisoned socialist premier Léon Blum in the Fort. In 1945, it was Pétain himself who was locked away in the fort. For more information (in French) click here.
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| Want to see just how dangerous the route is? Click on chemin de la mâture 4 | ||||
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