Exhibition Mermaids and Fossils

  • Cultural
  • Exhibition
  • Historic
  • Antique
  • Environment
  • Geology
  • Palaeontology
Maison Nature & Patrimoines, 2 place de l'église, 04120 Castellane
Please note that the nearest station is more than
Let's go back in time 40 million years, and discover the aquatic animal life of Castellane thanks to the geology!
Let's go back 40 million years, when the sea covered the region of Castellane. In these lagoons, peaceful marine mammals, the sirenians!
Perhaps at the origin of the myth of the sirens, their story is told using
life-size animal models, films and reconstitution of landscapes.

At the Col des Lèques, 8 kilometers above Castellane on the road to Digne-les-Bains, lies the Valley of the Fossil Sirens. This paleontological site contains hundreds of bones belonging to an ancestor
current...
  • Tips
    Every last Sunday of the month, enjoy this exhibition for free!

Services

Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
Reception desk between 70-80 cm high
Site, building totally accessible
Pets welcome
Pets accepted on a lead only
Tourist information
Stroller-accessible

Quality standards

Valeurs Parc Naturel RégionalValeurs Parc Naturel Régional

Rates

Free entry every last Sunday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
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CashCash

Groups (Max capacity)

  • 25 Maximum number of people

Opening times

Monday
10:00 - 18:30

Tuesday
10:00 - 18:30

Wednesday
10:00 - 18:30

Thursday
10:00 - 18:30

Friday
10:00 - 18:30

Saturday
10:00 - 18:30

Sunday
10:00 - 18:30

Wednesday
10:00 - 18:30

Saturday
10:00 - 18:30

Sunday
10:00 - 18:30

Open
Open
Monday
10:00 - 18:30

Tuesday
10:00 - 18:30

Wednesday
10:00 - 18:30

Thursday
10:00 - 18:30

Friday
10:00 - 18:30

Saturday
10:00 - 18:30

Sunday
10:00 - 18:30

Wednesday
10:00 - 18:30

Saturday
10:00 - 18:30

Sunday
10:00 - 18:30

Monday
10:00 - 17:30

Tuesday
10:00 - 17:30

Wednesday
10:00 - 17:30

Thursday
10:00 - 17:30

Friday
10:00 - 17:30

Saturday
10:00 - 17:30

Sunday
10:00 - 17:30

14:00 - 17:30

Location

Exhibition Mermaids and Fossils
Maison Nature & Patrimoines, 2 place de l'église, 04120 Castellane
Please note that the nearest station is more than
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Spoken languages

  • English
  • French

Environment

  • Riverside
  • Mountain view
  • Close to a public transportation
  • Village centre
  • Close to GR footpath
  • Waterside
  • Bus stop < 500 m
Updated on 28 October 2024 at 11:44
by Castellane Tourisme
(Offer identifier : 5448966)
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