Garlaban is a hill which looks out to Aubagne. The summit is 715 metres high although its highest point is the butte des pinsots (731 m).
Garlaban | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 715 m (2,346 ft) |
Coordinates | 43°19′53″N 5°33′13″E / 43.33139°N 5.55361°E |
Geography | |
Location | Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
It can be seen from most of the southern part of Bouches-du-Rhône, from Marseille to the valley of Huveaune, through to the motorway in Toulon and the one in Aix-en-Provence. In the past, seamen from Marseille used to look to it to find direction.
Cultural references
edit- It is perhaps best known thanks to Marcel Pagnol, who referred to it in My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle.
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