Digne-les-Bains

• Enduro des Alpes trophy round at Montclar : 10 and 11/05
• Brevet Fédéral 150 km : 150 km cycle touring trek (17/05)
• Enduro des Terres Noires : September 19-21

Installed in the heart of an inspiring landscape, Digne-les-Bains is undeniably inhabited by a wealth of curiosities. Prefecture of the Alpes de Haute Provence department, Digne-les-Bains is also known as the historic capital of the Lavender trade. Situated on the borders of the Alps and Provence, the town stretches across a landscape of mid-range mountains, ensuring exceptional environmental quality!
On foot, by bike, suspended from paragliders or clinging to cliffs, all the conditions are there to satisfy your desire to expend your energy. Solo, with friends, accompanied by professional guides, Digne-les-Bains has a vast choice of outdoor activities to recharge your batteries. Hiking, of course, is a great way to get to know the town, and one of the best ways to do so is to follow the trails that criss-cross the surrounding mountains. From the town center, you'll quickly gain access to the pine and oak woods to reach superb viewpoints without difficulty.

Another impressive, if not vertiginous, walk is that of the Rocher de Neuf heures, which leads us to the foot of the via ferrata with its 100-metre-high cliff. Need a little more height? If you're a rock-climber, you'll quickly find your way to the 80 routes of Rocher de Courbons. Finally, for those who are a little weary of the cow floor, discovering Digne-les-Bains from the vaulted canvas of a paraglider, will certainly offer one of the most beautiful views!

Thermal spa town Digne les Bains has a thermal establishment for rheumatology and respiratory cures but also a Spa Thermal for wellness treatments. The Spa Thermal de Haute-Provence is ideal for a wellness break after exercise. The aqualudic area is equipped with a thermal water pool and offers workshops such as counter-current swimming, swan neck, whirlpool baths...
This resolutely modern infrastructure also offers, hammam, sauna, and solarium, as well as pools of varying temperatures for a complete moment of well-being.

Culture-wise, 5 museums.
- The Promenade museum, the Haute Provence Geopark's interpretation center, invites visitors to stroll through a large shady park where paths and streams intersect, and where waterfalls and contemporary artworks build an enchanting setting.
- The Notre Dame du Bourg archaeological crypt reveals traces of construction on the exact site of the town's origins over an area of 870 m²
- The Musée Gassendi invites the public to stroll along a porous frontier where art and science intersect, in the image of its enigmatic hydropithecae. Contemporary art extends far beyond the boundaries of the Musée Gassendi, and is showcased in a collection outside the walls: the Art en Montagne collection, an ensemble of in situ works
- The Alexandra David Neel House, home-museum of the famous explorer, the 1st European woman to enter the forbidden city of Lhasa in 1924.
- The Lavender Museum recounts the history of lavender cultivation around Digne-les-Bains - the historic lavender capital - from the 1900s to the present day.
The tourist office also offers guided tours of the town every Tuesday from March to November.

The town is also a world forerunner in the preservation and enhancement of geological heritage. In the 1980s, it saw the birth of France's first Geological Nature Reserve. In 1991, under the aegis of UNESCO, it became the headquarters of the International Declaration of the Rights of the Memory of the Earth. In 2004, it became the birthplace of the world's very first Geopark!
With over 1,500 ammonite and nautilus fossils grouped together in a 320 m² area, the ammonite slab at Digne-les-Bains is without doubt the emblematic site of the Haute Provence Geopark.