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Solar Tour 2008 –Day 9: 8 years ago in May 2000 we have been camping in Les Salles-sur-Verdon. Back then in a small tent and our dog Jill was only 2 years old. Les Salles-sur-Verdon is a brand new town, which was created after the original historic village (mentioned in 1038) was destroyed when the Lac de Sainte-Croix was flooded with water. We returned to get some of the most delicious bread we have ever had. In 2008, each morning Chris went to the bakery and got fresh olive rolls, which were like small ciabata breads, filled with black olives. Since then we have tried to find and make breads like those olive rolls from Les Salles-sur-Verdon. We were looking forward to get the originals again. The campground Camping “La Source” was still there and it was nice to be back at a familiar place, but we were not able to get those olive rolls in town. Obviously in 8 years some things have changed.

Solar Tour 2008 – Day 9: On our way to the Verdon Gorge and the St. Croix lake, we passed a sign about an old medieval village called Trigance. As it was just a small detour and since we needed fresh bread for dinner we decided to give it a try. The old village, first mentioned in 814, is situated underneath an imposing castle and is mostly car free. An historical and a botanical path guide the visitor through the Trigance, which has one church and two chapels on a population of 150. We didn’t find an open bakery.