The
smallest village in the Digne area - 10 inhabitants - (although it had 104
in 1851) is located at the end of the "time trail", which enables
visitors to discover the region's geological curiosities - and they are
legion at Archail, where lunar landscapes give way to fir tree undergrowth
and breathtaking rocky peaks, such as the proud Mont Couard (1,998 m).
More
surprisingly, you will realise that Archail is a charming little village
where old round grey stone and Roman tiles are sovereign: small stone
walls, stone stairs, dark wood shutters, in Archail, there is no lack
of taste, nothing but the real thing!
The
air here is gentle, the plants superbly Mediterannean: - fig trees, lime
trees, virginia creepers and fruit trees, fir trees and lavender - and
the inevitable café on the village square, where the basin and
its fountain rub shoulders with the church. Archail has everything to
attract those who love authenticity and beauty as much as they do tranquillity!
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