\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \qj\li105\ri105 \f1 \b The EstΘrel massif\par
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\b0 Along with that of Les Maures, the massif EstΘrel, culminating in \i Mont Vinaigre\i0
at a height of 616 meters (2021 feet), characterizes the mountains of Provence. Between Saint-Raphaδl and Cannes, it rises above the sea with its escarpments of porphyry that turn red in the sun. Covered with forests, the EstΘrel brings together the typi
cal species of the Mediterranean region in a superb mix of cork oaks, maritime pines, evergreen oaks, Aleppo pines, and chestnuts, while the undergrowth abounds with broom, strawberry trees, and rockroses, always prone in summer, alas, to fall prey to fi
