Réserve naturelle géologique de Haute-Provence

Natural wonder

Département des Alpes de Haute Provence, 13 rue du Docteur Romieu, 04000 Digne-les-Bains

Environs de Digne - © M. Cristofani / Coeurs de nature / SIPA — ©© M. Cristofani / Coeurs de nature / SIPA

Gorges du Verdon - © M. Cristofani / Coeurs de nature / SIPA — ©© M. Cristofani / Coeurs de nature / SIPA

Dalle à ammonites - © M. Cristofani / Coeurs de nature / SIPA — ©© M. Cristofani / Coeurs de nature / SIPA

Site des siréniens de Castellane - © M. Cristofani / Coeurs de nature / SIPA — ©© M. Cristofani / Coeurs de nature / SIPA

The Haute-Provence national geological nature reserve, located between the Verdon and Durance rivers, has been awarded the label for the diversity of its landscapes, which bear witness to the geological past of this massif and the Earth. It is the largest reserve of its kind in Europe.