Historic sites and monuments

But what is a naïs? What crops were they used for in Eygliers?

Today we are still admiring this stone building covered with larch shingles but remember that in the past we did not eat hot baguette every morning!

The last survivor of Guillestre's 10 fortified towers dating back to the 14th century, the Tour d'Eygliers stands proud and supports several sections...

Ristolas is labeled "20th century heritage" because of its farms and houses called "reconstruction".

The Sainte-Marie-Madeleine chapel is located in La Font, one of the many hamlets in Eygliers. It was in 1521 that the first mass was celebrated in wha...

A few kilometres from Saint-Véran, as you head deeper into the valley on the route de Clausis, you can see the remains of copper ore mining: bornite,...

Fire was for many years the greatest fear of the inhabitants of Saint-Véran, because the houses may have been made of stone on the lower level, but we...

The sundial was the means to read the time in a country where the sun shines 300 days a year!

The Chapelle de Clausis, formerly known as the Chapelle de "Cloussis" or "Crousis", can be found shortly after the copper mine and marble quarry at St...

Standing alone in the middle of the plain, Sainte-Cécile church is all the more striking for its soaring bell tower, which is much higher than the nav...

During your stay in Saint-Clément-sur-Durance, take a few moments to meditate in the village church.

The first temple in Arvieux was built in the 16th century and then destroyed when the Edict of Nantes was revoked. It was subsequently rebuilt in the...