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Les pénitents des Mées, Haute-Provence
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The penitents Mées curiosity are remarkable in that it is difficult not to notice when you cross the plain of the Durance valley. The penitents are rocky peaks from erosion, whose highest peak at 114 meters above the ground. For the curious and those who stay at Mees one afternoon, it is possible via the path starting from Ravine de la Combe perform a walk behind penitents. There are also 2 caves: Cave of Wolves and the Cave of the Magician. Another cavity is very accessible too, called The Cross (La croix) because 2 beams are accommodated.
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The legend of penitents Mées
The legend of penitents Mées gives a mystical side to Penitents. According to legend, a local ruler after defeating the Saracens seized seven Saracens. Lovers or very attracted, he kept in his house despite the scandal! Under popular pressure and clerical, he's well sooner or later get them out. Their beauty from monks assistants pervert the parade, the hermit Lure froze in the penitent, held in their so-called sackcloth, to preserve their chastity.
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