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There is an interesting legend concerning three brothers who came from the Château de L’Esparon, called Alban, Loup and Guiral. On her deathbed their mother begged them to marry into local families and produce heirs. Unknown to each other each of the three fixed his sights on the same beautiful girl, called Irène, and played court to her. Unable to choose between them she decided she would tell them they had to go to the Crusades to prove which one was the bravest. This they did but on arriving home they found to their consternation that in the meantime their loved one had died. United in their grief they decided to become hermits and exiled themselves to live on the summits of three local peaks – Saint-Alban, Pic Saint-Loup and the Mont St-Guiral (Walk 14).

(1) Follow the road up from the parking (Chemin de la Filature) and then as indicated by yellow splashes bear up right towards the church (Place de l’Eglise). Go down on a narrow road to the left of the church (not the Rue de L’Eglise right beside the church) and then left again on the Rue Mènard where there is a yellow arrow. Follow the road round right which goes under an attractive stone porch to the Place Bellevue (ancient gateway to the village) where there is a good view into the Arre valley.