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 :

• City of Sisteron and Tourism Office
• Tourist Development Agency of Alpes de Haute-Provence
• Terre de Provence
  

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
• Pays Sisteronais-Buëch - The Provence of the mountains
• 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.