Nature in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
southeastern France is home to 8 regional nature parks, plus 4 national parks: Port-Cros, the Calanques, the Mercantour and the Écrins. You will be able to try out many nature activities: walking, horse riding, mountain biking, via ferrata, climbing, paragliding, bungee jumping, white water sports, kayaking, canoeing, towed buoys, stand-up paddle, scuba diving…
Haute-Provence National Geological Nature Reserve
The Reserve protects geological sites of inestimable value, sheltering a large concentration of ancient fossils: ammonites, ichthyosaurs, sirenians… Developments have been made to facilitate access to the fossils, while ensuring their preservation and conservation.
Rural heritage in the spotlight
The department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is home to a rich cultural heritage and a terroir based on a tradition that is sometimes thousands of years old. Various museums focus on a particular aspect of the culture of Haute-Provence. Depending on your wishes, you can visit the Forcalquier museum, the Meyronnes museum, the Seyne-les-Alpes school ecomuseum, the earthenware museum in Moustier-Sainte-Marie, the lapidary museum in Riez, the Pierre Martel museum in Vachères…