Discover CAMPING DE L'ISSOLE in Saint-andre-les-alpes

This route, reserved for the more athletic, combines loops 12 and 13. The most athletic will complete this itinerary in 3 hours

A pleasant, easy route. This cycling itinerary will take you to the Col du Défend at 1267m, then along the Issole, a green valley winding through a beautiful forest. N202 Saint André-Les-Alpes direction Barrême D19 Clumanc junction: cumulative Km: 11 Continue on D19 to Clumanc: cumulative Km: 20.5 Continue on D219 Tartonne : cumulative Km : 24.5 Col du Défend: cumulative Km: 34.5 Return to Saint André via Lambruisse : cumulative Km: 47

Leaving from Saint-André-les-Alpes, an easy and very pleasant loop along the river. It is the junction between the Haut-Verdon and the Issole valley, which flows peacefully through pine trees, state-owned forests and pastures in Thorame. At Thorame - Haute, turn left onto the D2 departmental road, through the Issole valley. Between Thorame-Haute and Thorame-Basse, the route skirts Lac des Sagnes, a superb bamboo-lined lake. The route is peaceful and short, making it ideal for electric-assist bikes.

The Subis walk takes in the hillsides, along pretty, shady forest paths.

This circuit takes you to the village of Angles via a track and then a path on the left bank of the Verdon, on the slopes of the Serres ridge. It can be completed by a short detour to the Two Saints of Meouilles, Saint Paul and Saint Pierre, who watch over Saint-André-les-Alpes from a promontory offering a fine view over Lac de Castillon. If you're feeling sporty, you can complete this itinerary in 1 hour.

The 1st part of the trail crosses a Sensitive Natural Area, and is equipped with a wooden pathway and an interpretation trail on the protected and remarkable environment. It runs along the left bank of the lake, leading from the village to the Plan beach.

This hike takes you to the hamlet of Courchons (1350 m), whose school still had 20 pupils at the beginning of the last century. The village is mostly in ruins, and pastoralism is the main activity in the area. Head for the N202 road. Turn left and follow it south to the Hôtel du Lac et Forêt. Turn right onto the Courchons trail. After 500 m, reach the intersection with the Col des Robines path. Continue up the track. After several bends, take the access road to the Rouchas house. Leave the Courchons track and follow this path past the houses. Take the path to a small valley and continue through undergrowth, with a succession of steep sections and flats, until you reach a pass. Climb westwards towards the ridge and the ruins of the old village of Courchons. Pass the chapel and continue down to the plateau, leaving a track to the right and passing the bread oven. Opposite the Granges building, take the right-hand track and climb slightly to the oratory. On the other side, go down the path and cross the track several times. After 1 km, leave the path towards Moriez and continue on the track. After two short cuts, reach the pass. Follow the path, keeping to the right, to return to the same path as at the start of the hike.

The route starts in common with circuit no. 10, a section of the Chemins du Soleil and the TransVerdon.

An easy loop along a pleasant shady forest path

A superb route through the Issole national forest. Climb alternating road and track to the summit of Chalvet, a world-famous site for hang-gliding.

In front of a breathtaking view of the village and the majestic mountain, the restaurant of the campsite La Pinatelle in Saint-Auban, welcomes you in all conviviality. Our snack-restaurant is open every day in summer, you can have lunch or just a drink in the sun while enjoying our spacious terrace with a view on the village and the cliffs. We offer a varied menu with pizzas, salads, meat or fish. In high season we also organize fantastic parties! Open from May to September : Snack - Bar - Restaurant with view on the village and the mountain, table soccer and billiards.

Nestled in the high country of Grasse, between Verdon, mountains and rivers, the camping Tikayan La Pinatelle is ideal for nature lovers. Camping and caravanning pitches, chalet and mobile home rentals. Heated swimming pool and restaurant. Our 2-star Tikayan La Pinatelle campsite welcomes you to Saint Auban. Located between the Pays de Grasse and the Verdon Natural Park, lovers of peace and nature will be delighted. Our campsite in the Alpes Maritimes offers comfortable rentals, chalets with views of the cliffs overlooking Saint Auban, and air-conditioned mobile homes. Stay at our campsite in Saint Auban with your own tent, motorhome or caravan, and enjoy our heated swimming pool and a meal in our restaurant with its terrace overlooking the village and cliffs. The site offers shaded and private pitches covering an area of 100 m², for peaceful and relaxing moments. Appropriate amenities and facilities are available to welcome you in the best possible conditions. Heated swimming pool, open every day free of charge (from May to September, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) For younger children, there is a suitable and secure playground. And for those who like a challenge: A football pitch. Volleyball court (200m) A boules court. A table tennis table. A billiards table & table football. A mini golf course.

On an estate spanning 840 acres, the Château de Taulane offers superb golf in an enchanting setting. The 18-hole course across some 6,300 playable yards on the Domaine de Taulane opened in 1992 and allows for a great variety of playing styles. If you love wide open spaces, the Golf de Taulane, on the Alpes-Maritimes/Var border in the villages of La Martre and Chateauvieux, is a dream come true. It is one of France’s most beautiful golf courses, steeped in the peace and quiet of nature’s majesty, a splendid environment of meadows, firs, and lavender. The diverse holes and tee areas are excitingly spaced, inviting a brisk pace and offering an endless variety of views. Whether you are relaxing with friends or testing your golfing skills on a personal or competitive level, the straightforward but original course layout is ideal for all levels of play. Pro shop Four-star hotel: Château de Taulane Architect: Gary Player Pets allowed on the golf course: dogs on a leash or attached to the cart are allowed on the course. The establishment does not have a charging station for electric vehicles.

This all-terrain, single-wheel wheelchair makes hiking accessible to anyone with reduced mobility. On loan from Colmars town council. Please bring a suitable vehicle for transport, and ensure that at least 2 or more people are able to use it safely.

A quiet family campsite in the heart of the Provençal countryside between Digne les Bains and the Verdon. In the heart of Provence, a region renowned for its sunshine, blue skies and Alpine air, La Célestine campsite offers a variety of accommodation options on a flat 3-hectare area, located only 16 km from Digne les Bains. Bordered by the river Asse and close to the Gorges du Verdon and its lakes (Sainte Croix, Castillon, Esparron) the campsite offers many activities on site and in surrounding areas. Enjoy a 750 m² lake directly on the campsite.

Taking the emblematic Blanc Martel trail without taking your car couldn't be easier, thanks to the shuttle bus and the Zou 450 regional line (ex BV1 )from Riez, Roumoules, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie and Castellane. Shuttle service resumes on 28/04/2023. How does it work? The Zou 450 regional line links Riez to Castellane via the village of La Palud-sur-Verdon. From La Palud-sur-Verdon, the Blanc-Martel shuttle bus takes you to the Chalet de la Maline, the trailhead. The trail ends at Point Sublime (Rougon). For your return journey, take the shuttle bus to the village of La Palud-sur-Verdon and/or the regional line 450 to Riez or Castellane. Timetables... To ensure optimum operation, the timetables of the Riez-Castellane regional line (450) and the Blanc-Martel shuttle are coordinated. Online booking is highly recommended if you want to be sure of getting a seat! Please note that the shuttle does not return to Chalet de la Maline in the afternoon.

Gîte for 4 people located in the heart of the charming village of Marcoux. The main assets of the gîte are the panoramic view and the swimming pool. The layout of the gîte is full of surprises, with many objects diverted from their original function.

Pub, bar, brasserie in the center of Digne les Bains. "L’Étoile is a beautiful brasserie with terraces that stretch out at the beginning of Boulevard Gassendi, facing the Étoile roundabout and its parking lots. For nearly fifteen years, it has been a popular spot for those who enjoy basking in the sun or sitting in the heated area for the more chilly ones. The menu offers a wide variety of options to suit all tastes: delicious composed salads, charcuterie boards, well thought out daily specials and generous portions of meat. When it comes to dessert, the café gourmand is easily devoured. One of the chef’s specialties is the homemade hamburger with artisanal bread. The presentation of the dishes is pleasing, and the service is quick, making it a great choice for those in a hurry. In the evenings, this brasserie-bistro transforms into a tapas bar, offering a tapas menu with a wide selection of wines, cocktails and beers. Hervé, the owner, is a fan of music and rugby, thus it is not uncommon to come across a live concert by a local band or a live broadcast of a sporting event. In summary, L’Étoile offers excellent value for money and is a pleasant stop in Digne-les-Bains on the Alpine road. To top it all, a large car park is located right in front and the Tourist Office is only a few metres away. Lunch service: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Dinner service: 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm"

25 km from Digne les Bains, in the heart of the UNESCO Haute-Provence Geopark, the Mandala campsite receives you in a preserved natural setting. Small campsite with 31 pitches, by the river, quiet and natural. Rental of 5 Mongolian Yurts, 4 Eco-Chalets and 21 quiet and shady pitches. Accessible to disabled people. Reception of groups and traineeships. Communal kitchen for the yurts, total of 2 barbecues for all. Yoga sessions in the Mandala Yurt and daily activities in July and August: guided hikes, night walks, donkey rides. Bikes rental for customers. Working donkeys for rent all year round. Swimming is possible. Car-free campsite, 2 car parks are available at the entrance and near the pitches. Trolleys are available at the reception point to transport your luggage. Ideal for nature lovers and outdoor activities enthusiasts such as hiking, Via Ferrata, MTB, climbing, canyoning or hang-gliding... or simply for people who want to relax in fresh air. The campsite is open with all necessary sanitary measures.

An unforgettable ride through the Haut Pays Niçois and Haute Provence on the steam Train des Pignes or the Micheline. From the land of the olive tree to that of the chestnut tree, via Entrevaux and its citadel, immerse yourself in the charm of travel in days gone by.

A unique flour mill museum ! From 1902, the flour mill of La Mure-Argens, built in a former drapery, produce flour for 70 years. Since 2016, the museum welcomes you into this industrial mill. Let's be guided or come lose yourself in this maze of machines arranged on 4 levels. Discover the museum in family, with adaptated areas for young people, with manipulatives that invite you to touch, play and test the mechanisms.

There are lots of Paeonia officinalis (common Peony) at the top of Mont Chalvet and have a preference for clear and deforested areas. They need 4 to 5 years to bloom once the seeds have been planted. This is what makes it a protected flower and unique with its flamboyant colours.

The mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo), this butterfly with a hairy body is subordinate to the mountainous climate. Its caterpillar eats succulent plants: stonecrops, houseleeks. At the end of the larval period, it forms a loose cocoon slightly buried before turning into a chrysalid. The mountain Apollon hibernates in the egg state.

View of the lake of Castillon.

The Plage du Plan in Saint André les Alpes is located 2 km from the village center on the road to Nice. This beach on the shores of Lac de Castillon, fed by the Verdon river, is sure to please young and old alike. Large lawns welcome you, and you can go pedal boating, motor boating, stand-up paddling, canoeing/kayaking, catamaran sailing, dinghy sailing, towed buoys or simply relax and enjoy the sunshine of the Verdon Regional Nature Park. Swimming for all: The beach is accessible to all, as it is equipped with hypocampe and tiralo for people with reduced mobility.

Essential to the men and their cattle feed, salt came mostly from saline. There is another salt resource, closer to people: they are the salt springs that are found everywhere in Provence. This precious salt demonstrates the presence of a marine environment in these places during the Mesozoic era, 220 million years ago. The Saint-André is rich in sources of this type.

The village of Courchons is located at 1300 meters above sea level and occupies a mountainous plateau overlooking the lake Castillon, offering exceptional views. Only his church has retained a devanture virtually intact: the rest of the houses are largely in ruins. The town was attached to Saint-André-Les-Alpes in 1966.

On the pastures you will often encounter flocks of sheep especially in summer on the pasture lands but you can also meet some of the cattle, the pastures of the Alps of High Provence are suitable to marvel.

For the men who lived here for three or four months a year, as for the people who lived there year-round, water was the first need. The development of a fountain on these heights required many efforts. Water from a spring was collected several hundred meters from here and carried by a canal, or aqueduct, made of dry stone. Around this water point, other developments have gradually gathered: the wash house, the watering trough and the bread oven.

Plunging view on the Lake of Castillon and bar of Pidanoux to the left.

Traditional, bourgeois, family and friendly cuisine in this bar-restaurant located at the entrance of the village of Saint-Auban

In front of a breathtaking view of the village and the majestic mountain, the restaurant of the campsite La Pinatelle in Saint-Auban, welcomes you in all conviviality. Our snack-restaurant is open every day in summer, you can have lunch or just a drink in the sun while enjoying our spacious terrace with a view on the village and the cliffs. We offer a varied menu with pizzas, salads, meat or fish. In high season we also organize fantastic parties! Open from May to September : Snack - Bar - Restaurant with view on the village and the mountain, table soccer and billiards.

La Source is the restaurant of the Parc Terre des Lacs, located just above the two fishing lakes of Saint-Auban, in the Grasse high country. Specialities prepared with trout from the lakes and using local or regional produce. At the restaurant La Source, we want to prepare "real" home-made products. This is why since 2017 we offer specialties prepared with our smoked trout. For the rest (cheeses, delicatessen, vegetables, etc.) our suppliers are located on our territory or for the most distant in the PACA region. Starters, main courses and desserts are on the slate and vary according to the motivations of our chef! However, we will regularly propose you and for example : Starters : - smoked trout salad - Hot goat cheese salad (prepared with Jean-Michel and Bénédicte's goat cheese from the Gourette farm in Soleilhas) Dishes - baked trout - smoked trout risotto - the trout burger - entrecote excellence - Black Angus ground steak - homemade nuggets Desserts - homemade brownie - lemon pie revisited - French toast - banana cake - white cheese with chestnut cream - alpine ice cream

Traditional restaurant located near the small village of Marcoux (route de Draix) Mountain specialties in winter Pierrade - raclette - Savoyard fondues - mountain burger

Pub, bar, brasserie in the center of Digne les Bains. "L’Étoile is a beautiful brasserie with terraces that stretch out at the beginning of Boulevard Gassendi, facing the Étoile roundabout and its parking lots. For nearly fifteen years, it has been a popular spot for those who enjoy basking in the sun or sitting in the heated area for the more chilly ones. The menu offers a wide variety of options to suit all tastes: delicious composed salads, charcuterie boards, well thought out daily specials and generous portions of meat. When it comes to dessert, the café gourmand is easily devoured. One of the chef’s specialties is the homemade hamburger with artisanal bread. The presentation of the dishes is pleasing, and the service is quick, making it a great choice for those in a hurry. In the evenings, this brasserie-bistro transforms into a tapas bar, offering a tapas menu with a wide selection of wines, cocktails and beers. Hervé, the owner, is a fan of music and rugby, thus it is not uncommon to come across a live concert by a local band or a live broadcast of a sporting event. In summary, L’Étoile offers excellent value for money and is a pleasant stop in Digne-les-Bains on the Alpine road. To top it all, a large car park is located right in front and the Tourist Office is only a few metres away. Lunch service: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Dinner service: 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm"

Restaurant in a traditional and quiet village offering Mediterranean cuisine with Corsican and Armenian influences. We cook mainly with fresh products and favor short food supply chains. We offer Corsican and Armenian specialties. We also cook traditional recipes.

Inventive cuisine with local and seasonal products with an organic tendency. The restaurant offers, not only, but mostly traditional cuisine, with seasonal, local, and if possible organic products. All dishes are homemade.

Family restaurant with an excellent welcome and hearty, quality dishes! Real cooking as we like it. Salads, daily specials, snacks...

Innovative concept where all the pleasures of enjoying a good glass of wine or a beer are combined in the heart of the village of Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey.

Wine bar, discoveries, music, travel. Theme evenings On-site catering (pan bagnat, wraps, salads...)

Looking for a change of scenery? Try a complete change of scenery just 1h30 from Nice. The Roncharel gîte welcomes you to the heart of nature in the Verdon and Vaïre valleys, to discover another South. Panoramic views, absolute peace and quiet! Single rooms and group accommodation. Provencal cuisine based on local produce.

Opening 15/05/2020 > 27/09/2020 At the entrance of the largest canyon in Europe, the Huttopia Gorges du Verdon campsite welcomes you on a unique site on the banks of the Verdon with a beautiful swimming pool and private access to the beach…

This eco-gîte is located in a new house in the countryside, at the foot of the barre des Dourbes, on the heights of Digne. You can enjoy the calmness and the exceptional panorama in this privileged setting in the heart of the Geological Reserve and the Geopark. The view from the terrace is exceptional and particularly clear. The tenants can enjoy a green space with flowers. It is located 9.6 km from the city center and 10 km from the thermal baths.

Nestled in the high country of Grasse, between Verdon, mountains and rivers, the camping Tikayan La Pinatelle is ideal for nature lovers. Camping and caravanning pitches, chalet and mobile home rentals. Heated swimming pool and restaurant. Our 2-star Tikayan La Pinatelle campsite welcomes you to Saint Auban. Located between the Pays de Grasse and the Verdon Natural Park, lovers of peace and nature will be delighted. Our campsite in the Alpes Maritimes offers comfortable rentals, chalets with views of the cliffs overlooking Saint Auban, and air-conditioned mobile homes. Stay at our campsite in Saint Auban with your own tent, motorhome or caravan, and enjoy our heated swimming pool and a meal in our restaurant with its terrace overlooking the village and cliffs. The site offers shaded and private pitches covering an area of 100 m², for peaceful and relaxing moments. Appropriate amenities and facilities are available to welcome you in the best possible conditions. Heated swimming pool, open every day free of charge (from May to September, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) For younger children, there is a suitable and secure playground. And for those who like a challenge: A football pitch. Volleyball court (200m) A boules court. A table tennis table. A billiards table & table football. A mini golf course.

Small, fully-equipped self-contained studio set in 7000m2 of pine woodland in Saint-Auban, in the Haut-Pays de Grasse region. Mountain views. Quiet setting.

Studio located in a residence with private park and parking, on the 4th floor with elevator, facing south, with balcony.

A quiet family campsite in the heart of the Provençal countryside between Digne les Bains and the Verdon. In the heart of Provence, a region renowned for its sunshine, blue skies and Alpine air, La Célestine campsite offers a variety of accommodation options on a flat 3-hectare area, located only 16 km from Digne les Bains. Bordered by the river Asse and close to the Gorges du Verdon and its lakes (Sainte Croix, Castillon, Esparron) the campsite offers many activities on site and in surrounding areas. Enjoy a 750 m² lake directly on the campsite.

Gîte for 4 people located in the heart of the charming village of Marcoux. The main assets of the gîte are the panoramic view and the swimming pool. The layout of the gîte is full of surprises, with many objects diverted from their original function.

This 2 room apartment is ideally located in the city center, close to the bus station and buses. Parking in the garden. Recently renovated. Quiet and comfortable apartment.

2 room apartment in a house in the city center in a quiet and pleasant setting. Comfortable apartment for a pleasant and friendly stay with the locals.