2024
THE DAM AND THE BOILER LAKE
Castellane
Works of art to see
4/5
(1 review)
Launched in 1953, the dam required a 72-meter wall. To be explored in the ...Read more
2024
FORT DE FRANCE
Colmars
Military monuments
4/5
(1 review)
No, it is not a mistake, it is indeed the fort of France, and there is no ...Read more
2024
CRYPTE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE DE NOTRE-DAME DU BOURG
Digne-Les-Bains
Monuments to visit
4/5
(1 review)
This 870 m² crypt reveals traces of construction dating back to the ...Read more
2024
SIXTEENTH-CENTURY FOUNTAIN
Chorges
Fountains to see
4/5
(1 review)
This fountain is located on the Lesdiguières square. It was built in 1548 ...Read more
2024
THE QUEEN AND ST. JOHANNES AND ST. SYMPHORIEN BRIDGE
Entrepierres
Works of art to see
3/5
(1 review)
The Queen Jeanne Bridge is a book dating back to the xivth century, which ...Read more
2024
THE REMARKS
Entrevaux
Towers to visit
2/5
(1 review)
The ramparts of Entrevaux are very well-preserved. Majestic and imposing, ...Read more
2024
HIGH KNOWLEDGE
Colmars
Military monuments
1/5
(1 review)
At the end of the 14th century, Colmars, like Entrevaux, became a border ...Read more
2024
ROCHE LA CROIX
Barcelonnette
Military monuments
Part of the Maginot Line in the Alps, the Roche-la-Croix site is a ...Read more
2024
RESIDENCE OF MONSIGNOR DE MIOLLIS
Digne-Les-Bains
Places associated with famous people to visit
You should go up the rue de l'Hubac to observe the former residence of ...Read more
2024
QUINSON'S FOUNTAINS
Quinson
Fountains to see
The village has several attractive fountains, the Paix Square cast iron ...Read more
2024
THE DAM AND CASTILLON LAKE
Castellane
Works of art to see
Created in 1948, it submerged the village of Castillon.Read more
2024
ROCKWORK THE CROSS
Barcelonnette
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
The Roche-la-Croix site is a set of stone masonry (th century) and ...Read more
2024
SAINT PAUL SUR UBAYE
Saint-Paul-Sur-Ubaye
Military monuments
The village of Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye is located at an altitude of 1,470 ...Read more
2024
CHATELET BRIDGE
Saint-Paul-Sur-Ubaye
Works of art to see
A slightly dizzying structure, the only access to the hamlet of Fouillouse. ...Read more
2024
SAINT-OURS-HAUT AND ROCHE-LA-CROIX FORTS
Val D'Oronaye
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
These forts are open almost every day in summer between 10am and 6pm. With ...Read more
2024
WINDMILL SAINT-ELZÉAR
Montfuron
Monuments to visit
This windmill was built in 1640 on the heights of Montfuron, a charming ...Read more
2024
MEYRONNES MUSEUM
Val D'Oronaye
Military monuments
Almost invisible, as if hidden in the mountains, this fortification, part ...Read more
2024
HOTEL D'ASTIER
Forcalquier
Mansion to visit
This Renaissance-style mansion, a witness to architectural heritage, is ...Read more
2024
THE VAUBAN CITADEL
Seyne
Monuments to visit
A visit to this impressive Vauban military structure overlooking the town ...Read more
2024
SAINT-OURS-BAS MUSEUM
Val D'Oronaye
Military monuments
As part of the tours of the fortifications offered by the Ubaye ...Read more
2024
THE POINTED SHEDS
Mane
Monuments to visit
These ten or so sheds, 3 to 7 metres high, can be described as true ...Read more
2024
THE CASTLE OF SAUVAN
Mane
Castles to visit
Saved from abandonment in 1981 thanks to the tenacity and commitment of its ...Read more
2024
THE PENTAGONAL TOWER
Castellane
Towers to visit
The Pentagonal Tower dates from 1359. It is part of the ramparts that have ...Read more
2024
ROMAN COLUMNS
Riez
Ancient monuments
Standing in the middle of the field, these four superb columns in grey ...Read more
2024
BAPTISTERY OF RIEZ
Riez
Ancient monuments
The baptistery is a building annexed to a church and intended above all for ...Read more
2024
ANCIENT CATHEDRAL
Riez
Ancient monuments
Riez was the seat of a bishopric, and an important episcopal complex was ...Read more
2024
OBSERVATORY OF HAUTE-PROVENCE
Saint-Michel-L'Observatoire
Monuments to visit
The starry sky of Provence is, according to specialists, the purest in ...Read more
2024
ANCIENT CANAL DU VERDON
Esparron-De-Verdon
Works of art to see
The old Verdon canal, built under Napoleon III by convicts (from 1866 to ...Read more
2024
CASTLE OF ESPARRON
Esparron-De-Verdon
Castles to visit
Arriving from Quinson, the view of the castle is superb. Like so many other ...Read more
2024
CLUSE OF THISTLE OR WRITTEN STONE
Saint-Geniez
Ancient monuments
Leaving Saint-Geniez, direction Sisteron, is a narrow gorge: the gorge of ...Read more
2024
CHÂTEAU DES MAGNANS
Jausiers
Local history and culture
This is one of the most remarkable vestiges linked to the success of the ...Read more
2024
SEVEN-ARCH BRIDGE
Oraison
Works of art to see
Until 1888, it was a horse-drawn ferry that allowed passengers to cross ...Read more
2024
RUINS OF VILLEVIELLE
Oraison
Castles to visit
Only remnant of the Middle Ages, the ruins of the old castle or old ...Read more
2024
ROMAN BRIDGE
Oraison
Works of art to see
Built in 1698 on the Rancure torrent and once appointed aqueduct of ...Read more
2024
FORT DE TOURNOUX
La Condamine-Châtelard
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
The Tournoux fortress is an important work composed of 6 forts ranging from ...Read more
2024
THE OLD FEUDAL CASTLE
Montmorin
Castles to visit
The old feudal castle dominates the village of Xiith. You will see the ...Read more
2024
FEUDAL CASTLE AND MEDIEVAL RUINS
La Bâtie-Vieille
Castles to visit
The high tower, built on a tomb, is located in a place suitable for ...Read more
2024
SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY CASTLE
Bruis
Castles to visit
The small castle of Bruis was erected in 1669. Today, there is only one ...Read more
2024
THE RUINS OF THE CASTLE
Vitrolles
Castles to visit
It is on a nipples near the village you will find the ruins of the old ...Read more
2024
DOLPHIN STRONGHOLD
Mont-Dauphin
Military monuments
It's the emblematic monument of Mont-Dauphin, included on the Unesco World ...Read more
2024
TALLARD CASTLE
Tallard
Castles to visit
Unavoidable, this castle has undergone a major campaign of work since 2017 ...Read more
2024
THE CANAL DE MALCROS
Saint-Bonnet-En-Champsaur
Works of art to see
The Malcros Canal connects the Malcros Glacier (2818 m altitude) to ...Read more
2024
MONTMAUR CASTLE
Montmaur
Castles to visit
Built at the beginning of the 14th century by the Barons of Montmaur, who ...Read more
2024
THE SQUARE TOWER
La Saulce
Towers to visit
The ruins of the Square Tower of the th century stand at the top of the ...Read more
2024
THE OLD HOUSE
Saint-Véran
Mansion to visit
The village houses so many beautiful and old houses! The Berge family, at ...Read more
2024
HERITAGE DEPARTMENT
Briançon
Monuments to visit
The town enjoys an exceptional climate, with over 300 days of sunshine a ...Read more