A little history…
The Vallon des Auffes owes its name to auffe (or auffo in Provençal), a plant used in the manufacture of ship ropes or fishing nets. The small port has dozens of small typical and very colorful fishermen’s houses, but also their boats, several of which are pointed, typical Provençal boats that give charm to this place. A bridge spans the port over 60m, it was built in the 19th century by Jean-François Mayor de Montricher, at the same time as the Corniche Kennedy. Three arches of 17m high complete the building. The esplanade at the entrance to the Vallon on the Corniche also offers the monument to the Heroes of the Army of Orient and distant lands, a 5m high sculpture representing an allegory of victory and inaugurated in 1927 by President Gaston Doumergue. It was classified as a historical monument in 2009.
Corniche Vallondesauffes @joyanaotcm (43)
