PAYS DE FORCALQUIER ET MONTAGNE DE LURE
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To taste our products

Site Remarquable du Goût : The region of Forcalquier has received this distinction for 3 of its local products :

- Olive oil from Lurs : Production is still carried out as it always has been and during the winter months are pressed to extract the oil. It is a very fruity oil, taken from the olives grown on the hillside below Lurs and is of an exceptionally high quality.

- The Banon Goats’ Cheese worked out in Haute-Provence obtained its AOC in 2003. As mysterious as a well wrapped gift, it is only revealed when its chestnut leaf wrapper has been removed, leaving a creamy cheese with a very subtle smell and a smile of satisfaction from the person offering it. It is made from goats or ewe’s milk, whose herds graze on the hillside fields of sainfoin, the freshly curdled milk which becomes a cheese will only be a « Banon » after having been left to mature in its chestnut leaf wrapping by the special art of its producer  and so to obtain its creamy aspect and distinctive smell..

- The alcoholic drinks made from the aromatic herbs of Forcalquier : result of long research and long-dated know-how. The « Distilleries et Domaines de Provence » makes drinks and liquors based on aromatic herbs, as for example Henri Bardouin’s Pastis , the « Gentiane » from Lure and the « Farigoule », a liquor made with thyme. www.distilleries-provence.com

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Into the « Bistrots de Pays »

A unique experience created in 1993 by the Syndicat Intercommunal (SIVOM) of the Pays de Forcalquier. The objective is to maintain minimum service in the villages using the last rural trade which also has the role of a tourist information relay.              
The Bistrots de Pays are attached to the provençal way of life and are ready to welcome you and offer you meals varying from a simple snack to more gastronomic fare. They can also help you discover all the riches of their region.