The
region of Sisteron
At
485 metres above sea level, under one of the purest skies
in Europe, Sisteron, "Perle de Haute Provence,"
is a medieval city, situated where the Alps meet Provence.
This town of 8000 people will seduce you with its charm. It
is located in a area benefiting from a an exceptional climate.
Discover the rich medieval history, the rural culture, the
old villages on the sunny slopes, the small churches, ...
Upon
arrival, you will find a binder with detailed tourist information.
In the meantime, you can
check Internet sites such as :
Activities nearby - to see - to
do - to discover
In Sisteron
- The old city (The Citadel, the Cathedral, the old districts,
museums)
- In summer : Festival "The nights of the Citadel",
"Rues en fête" (Celebration streets in the
evening),...
- Discovery Days (Tourism Office)
- The Provencal market
- Cinema, library
- Leisure sports: swimming (artificial lake, rivers,…),
adventure park
Around Sisteron
Leisure tourism
- The Jabron and Méouge valleys
- The "Route des rochers qui parlent" (The speacking
rocks road)
- "Summer Astro » at Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
(astronomy)
- The Ganagobie monastery
- The Salagon priory
- Simiane-la-Rotonde (the Rotunda)
- The wildlife parks
- The Lure mountain and the area of Forcalquier
- The Provence and its perched villages
- Digne-les-Bains and its surroundings
- Gap and the Gapençais
Leisure sports
- hiking
- cycling, mountain biking ("Les chemins du soleil
= The paths of the sun" , "Grande traversée
des Préalpes à V.T.T. » = Great
prealps crossing by bike)
- air sports (gliding, hang-gliding)
- climbing
- horseback riding
- via ferrata
- flowing water sports (canoe kayak, rafting, canyoning,
hydrospeed, …)
- Swimming in river (Méouge) or lakes (Ribiers, Eyguians,...)
Further away
- The Verdon (The canyon, the Museum of prehistory in Quinson,
the lake Esparron)
- The Provence, the Luberon, Aix en Provence and the Pays
d'Aix
- The alpine valleys and Ubaye
- Hautes-Alpes: Champsaur, Valgaudemar, Briançonnais,
Queyras and the Ecrins
- The lake Serre Poncon and the Valley of the Blanche.
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