Sainte-Victoire is a beautiful mountain near Aix. I heard from a student, who lives in the cité universitaire Cuques (I live in cité universitaire Estelan), that she could even see the mountain from her room.
With 3 other international students I went to the mountain by the navette ‘La Victorine’. It cost me only 2.20 euros for an ‘aller retour’, just like the normal buses from Aix-en-Bus. My monthly bus ticket wasn’t valid for this ride. Luckily, a German student, who knew the Sainte-Victoire mountain very well, told us where to get off the bus (Maison de Sainte-Victoire).
We walked for an hour. For me, it was an exhausting walk, because I’m not used to walk on a steep hill. I was very happy, when we finally reached the top of the hill on the south side of Sainte-Victoire, because we had a great view. We could see some mountains far away. There was a nuclear station or energy plant on the other side and we could see some paragliders flying near the top of the Sainte-Victoire.
Though we were surrounded by bushes, the ground was very dry and many rocks lay on the path. The mountain has a white or grey top (limestone) and a brown foot (clay). The highest point, where the Croix de la Provence is situated, is above 1000 meters!
I took some pictures from the walk and the view. Maybe I’ll go another time to Sainte-Victoire during this semester, when the view is even better.
One remark: I have much spare time right now, because my first course will start on 17 September. Therefore, the posts are kind of touristic. As soon as I attend my classes, I will post something about my experiences at IAE.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
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