The small town of Annot nestles on a hillside, in the middle of an unusual landscape dotted with blocks of sandstone in the midst of a chestnut tree forest. Annot on the banks of the Vaïre still has the appearance of a medieval town.
The sandstone blocks were deposited on the sea bed during the Tertiary period 65 million years ago, solidified and were then eroded. Here nature has created magical places such as the King's Chamber, which today are prized climbing sites.
Until the 1930s chestnut gathering was an important resource for the local economy. The chestnuts were exported to the Côte d'Azur. Every family had a plot of land planted with these majestic trees, some of which are now 300 or 400 years old!
As you stroll down the streets of Annot, everything has a link with the past. Next to St. Pons church (12th – 18th centuries) a small sunny square opens onto a doorway giving a glimpse of luxuriant gardens. In Rue Notre Dame there is a series of beautiful decorated gateways. A carved lintel shows a jug, the symbol of an innkeeper. Fountains, an oven, "The Painters' Tower" are other highlights of a walk that will take you to Place du Germe, located outside the town walls, a stone's throw from the summer residences built by the coastal "notables" in the 20th century.
Outside Annot there are plenty of interesting walks : the terraces in the Baou de Passou district, Vérimande chapel, bridge over the Vaïre, etc.

Place du germe
04240 ANNOT

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