Giono, bard of the Trièves
Jean Giono fell under the spell of the magical landscapes of the Trièves, where he regularly went on holiday and where he drew inspiration for many of his writings. Take a leap into the past and discover the marvellous story behind this renowned writer in France, so attached to this land and to its people…
The Trièves according to Giono
«This unique composition, where the sky leans against its four enormous mountains; the plateaux of the Trièves rolling, riven, enveloped in swollen earth; bursting with barley, oats, scree, fir trees, willow trees, golden lit villages, glaciers and orchards; with its towering horizon beyond where the winds bounce off the icy walls of the high solitary summits.»
Jean Giono, L’Eau vive, III, 187-189
Jean Giono became one of the most prestigious writers of the 20th century. The Trièves inspired him to write many texts. The action of his novel Un Roi Sans Divertissement takes place in the village of Lalley, where he regularly stayed.
Espace Giono in Lalley village
Jean Giono often spent holidays with his family or friends (including André Gide) in the village of Lalley, where he also met the painter Edith Berger, who became his friend. A museum, the Espace Giono, located in the same place where he lived, is dedicated to him.
The Giono Berger trail
The Edith Berger – Jean Giono walking trail is a path that invites you to discover the artistic world of the painter Edith Berger and the writer Jean Giono,through the landscapes of the Trièves in and around Lalley.
8 panels, each presenting a work of Edith Berger are installed along the path of this 4.5km walk.
