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Tourism Castellane
Castellane is a French commune, sub-prefecture of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur. Castellane is a very old city located upstream of the Gorges du Verdon.
Sights Castellane
- Dolmen des Pierres Blanches, Neolithic-Chalcolithic
- Le Roc
- Castle of the XVIIIth
- Fountain in the main square, decorated with a pyramid
- Notre-Dame du Roc
- Parish church Saint-Victor dated thirteenth
- Rafting, canoë, rando aqua, canyoning
Museums and monuments to visit
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Le Château de TriganceThe date of its construction raises many questions: no document authorises us to advance it in a sure and definitive way. Some believe that the monks of the Abbey of Saint Victor built this ...
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La Maison des Gorges du VerdonDating from the eighteenth century, the castle is typical of large country houses in Provence corner towers. Crumbling, it was bought in 1981 by the municipality of 300 inhabitants to restore. Today, ...
Explore the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Thème : Sites and museums
- Départ : Jausiers
- Durée : 6 jours
On a variety of landforms, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a separate department. For six days you will discover its history, its heritage and nature.
Castellane and its neighbourhoods
- Thème : Walks
- Départ : Castellane
- Durée : 7 jours
When you come in sight of castellane with its little houses squatted at the foot of a 184m high calcareous crag, it looks as if it has been placed in the safe custody of notre dame du roc chapel which rises at its top.
Welcome to Annot, the country of the sandstones
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Annot
- Durée : 4 jours
The city is located within a sandstone resurgence, in the middle of mountains limestones, at 680 m high. The acid grounds (left bank of Vairy) allow the chestnut to push. The center of the city (church Saint-Jean-Baptist, in the past Saint-Pons) is built on a rocky outcrop located between the ...
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, star of the Provence
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Moustiers-sainte-marie
- Durée : 6 jours
Located in Haute Provence, the village enjoys an exceptional setting surrounded by the Gorges du Verdon, the Sainte-Croix lake and the lavender fields of the Valensole plateau.