Castellane : tourism and travel guide

Heritage and monuments

The small town of Castellane is renowned for its heritage. The historic centre of Castellane attracts visitors with its lively streets, old houses, shops and restaurants.

Built in the Middle Ages, the Chapelle Notre Dame-du-Roc overlooks the town of Castellane and the Verdon valley from its vertiginous rocky promontory. The present building was rebuilt in the 19th century in a sober and elegant architectural style. The chapel can be reached on foot from the centre of Castellane, after a walk of about 30 minutes. The view from the terrace is breathtaking and justifies the effort to reach the Notre Dame du Roc chapel.

7 kilometres south of Castellane, in the hamlet of Robion, you can also admire the Chapelle Saint-Thyrse de Robion.

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The Verdon Natural Park

Between the Var and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the Parc du Verdon is home to a wide variety of landscapes with mountains, hills, wild canyons, forests and agricultural valleys. Nature also offers a wide variety of activities to the visitors : hiking, cycling, horse riding, canyoning, paragliding, climbing, via ferrata, tree climbing… You can also set off to discover a built heritage of sober beauty: windmills, oil mills, grain mills, oppidums, churches, oratories, chapels? The heritage of the Verdon will also surprise your taste buds. The village markets and grocery stores will allow you to discover an exceptional terroir: honey, goat’s cheese, lamb meat, fruit and vegetables, farm produce, olives, cold pressed olive oil, citrus fruit liqueurs, crystallized flowers…

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