Alpes-De-Haute-Provence: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence combines lakes, high-altitude areas, nature experiences, culture and regional specialities. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Alpes-De-Haute-Provence can then continue searching for accommodation.

Nature and water

The Retenue de Castillon offers opportunities for swimming, sailing, canoeing, pedal boating, paddling and fishing. Access to the car park at Lac d'Allos is regulated and subject to a charge during the peak season.

Allos is associated with high-altitude lakes, including Lac d'Allos, as well as hiking and skiing. The Sentier des Crêtes de Lure is a 7-kilometre circular trail described as fairly easy. The Crêtes de Lure are known for their biodiversity and panoramas over the surrounding mountains and the Bas-Alpine landscape.

Culture and history

Salagon combines a 12th-century Romanesque church, a Renaissance residence and ethnobotanical gardens. The museums in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence cover history, art, Provençal traditions, nature and science. The département also has fortifications, fortified villages, castles and religious heritage to discover culturally.

Visitors can tour craft workshops focusing on faience, ceramics, woodwork, natural cosmetics, textiles and santons. Moustiers-Sainte-Marie is known for traditional faience and faience workshops. Guides known as Guides-conférenciers and Guides de pays offer guided tours with commentary of the département's heritage.

The Couvent des Cordeliers dates back to the 13th century and houses the Université Européenne des Senteurs et Saveurs.

Activities

Hiking, horse riding and mountain biking are possible on the Montagne de Lure. A state-certified mountain guide organises hikes for individuals and groups in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence all year round. The département also offers via ferrata and canyoning activities, as well as paragliding courses.

Guided hikes in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence can focus on discovering plants or the département's wildlife.

On the road

The département's tourist routes can be explored by car, motorcycle, bicycle, motorhome or on foot. They include preserved nature, historic heritage and local traditions.

Regional specialities

Banon is known for its goat's cheese wrapped in chestnut leaves. Lavender honey is a product that can be sampled during a stay in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Olive oil and Herbes de Provence are described as being widely renowned in France.

Other places

Other place pages in the area: Allos, Beauvezer, Digne-Les-Bains, Entrevaux, Jausiers, La Foux-D'allos, Peipin, Pra Loup, Seyne, Sisteron, Saint-Jean, Valernes, Céreste, Ste.Croix-A-Lauze, Allemagne-En-Provence, Aubenas-Les-Alpes, Banon, Castellane, Cruis, Esparron-De-Verdon, Gréoux-Les-Bains, Les Mees, Limans, Lurs, Manosque, Montfuron, Montsalier, Niozelles, Oraison, Pierrevert, Puimoisson, Quinson, Redortiers, Reillanne, Riez, Roumoules, Saint-Étienne-Les-Orgues, Saint-Maime, Saint-Michel-L'observatoire, Sainte-Croix-De-Verdon, Saumane, Sigonce, Revest-Saint-Martin, Vachères, Dabisse-Les Mees, Saint-Andrè-Les-Alpes, Volx, Forcalquier.

Valensole, Selonnet, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Le Lauzet-Ubaye, La Palud, La Foux, Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, Chabrières, Barcelonnette, La Motte-Du-Caire, Montagnac-Montpezat, Bellegarde, Peyruis, Villars-Colmars, Oppedette, Montclar, Villeneuve, Beaujeu, Saint-Vincent-Les-Forts, Annot, Volonne, Le Fugeret, Saint-Laurent-Du-Verdon, Sainte-Tulle, Bellaffaire, Les Thuiles, Saint-Pons, Saint-Paul-Sur-Ubaye, Mison, Simiane-La-Rotonde, Authon, Beynes, Aubignosc, Mane, Méolans-Revel, Senez, Uvernet-Fours, Mezel, Aiglun, Saint-Julien-Du-Verdon, Saint-Martin-De-Brômes, Vaumeilh, La Brillanne.

Entrevennes, Dauphin, Curbans, Faucon-De-Barcelonnette, Thorame-Haute, Barrême, Soleilhas, Thoard, Clamensane, Rougon, Saint-Jeannet, Prads-Haute-Bléone, Larche, La Condamine-Châtelard, Enchastrayes, Sausses, Mallefougasse-Augès, La Javie, Brunet, Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat, Les Omergues, Turriers, Ongles, Pierrerue, La Bréole, Curel, Saint-Martin-les-Eaux, Valbelle, Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron, Revest-des-Brousses, Le Vernet, Bevons, Lardiers, Châteauneuf-Miravail, Chaudon-Norante, Noyers-sur-Jabron, Revest-du-Bion, L'Escale, Entrepierres, Mallemoisson, Le Brusquet, Auzet.

To the higher-level travel overview: Provence-Alpes-Côte D'azur.