Astronomy
:
At the Haute Provence
observatory, created in 1936 by the CNRS
of Saint-Michel l’Observatoire, studies
show that here are the purest sky views
of France.
The Astronomy center offers observation
evenings all year round.
The
Forcalquier Market
:
Spread out throughout
the town, the most renowned market in the
region diffuses its colours and odours...
Massage
and relaxation :
For the well-being of
you body and soul, treat yourself to a relaxing
massage of essential oils. Joëlle, our
masseuse and beautician, will come to you house.
The
main monuments :
> The Priory of Salagon
in Mane (2km).
Come discover the priory’s gardens: the
medieval garden, the fragrant garden, the ecological
garden ….
Classed as a historical monument, today it
is the departmental conservatory museum of
ethnological heritage of the Haute Provence.
> The Châteaus of Sauvan (5 km)
Built in 1720 and nicknamed "the petit
Trianon of Provence", a rare example of
classical architecture in Provence.
> The convent of the Visitandines: Cloistered
convent from 1634, chapel from 1687
> The main museum: Paintings, antique furniture,
porcelain, Roman archaeology, ethnology, fossils.
> The Citadel: Magnificent panoramic view.
On the site of the château of the counts
of Forcalquier, of which the foundations still
remain.
> The Cordeliers Convent: This Franciscan
convent was built in the 13th century, on the
site of a former Benedictine priory and land
given by the counts of Forcalquier. |
