Garlaban

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Garlaban is a hill which looks out to Aubagne. The summit is 715 metres high.

It can be seen from most of the Southern part of Bouches-du-Rhône, from Marseille to the valley of Huveaune, through to the motorway in Toulon and the one in Aix-en-Provence. In the past, seamen from Marseille used to look to it to find direction.

[edit] Cultural references

• It is perhaps best known thanks to Marcel Pagnol, who referred to it in My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle.

Coordinates: 43°19′53″N 5°33′13″E / 43.33139, 5.55361