Geological Reserve of Haute-Provence
Provence has kept in its soil the memory of several hundred million years. Visit tourist sites unique in the world, such as the ammonite slab at Digne-les-Bains, which contains more than 1,550 fossils over an area of 320 m2, the ichtyosaurus stroll at Robine-sur-Galabre, with fossils of marine animals evolving around 185 million years ago, or the valley of the sirenians, which has fossilized skeletons 40 million years old…
A rural heritage in the spotlight
The valleys of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department have a sometimes unique know-how to share. Museums promote this heritage. What to do, what to see? for example, you can visit the Ecomuseum of the Sisteron Country in Sisteron, the House-Museum of the Vauban Forts of the Haut Verdon in Colmars, the Museum of Workers’ Memory, Mines and Miners in Saint-Maime, the Ecomuseum of the Forge in Seyne-les-Alpes…
The house of Alexandra David-Néel
Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David is an explorer, anthropologist, writer and artist who has taken a special interest in Buddhism and the cultures of India and Tibet. In particular, she managed to reach and stay in the forbidden capital of Tibet and owes her fame, even today, to her works translated into many languages. Meet this exceptional woman by visiting her former home, which now houses a museum dedicated to her.
