Digne les Bains

Departement of the Alpes de Haute Provence - Pop.: 20.000 inh.

 puce On route N85, 155km, from Cannes, 53km. from Sisteron.
Digne les Bains, lavender and bell-tower

Digne les Bains offers the essential natural elements: pure air, clean water, and a protected natural site.


It is an ecological ideal and the antidote to modern day stress and pollution of the cities.


Digne les Bains, brige over the Bléone river

This spa endowed with exceptional weather is ensconced in the middle of three valleys and boasts a geological reserve of the impressive size of 150,000ha. and 38 towns.

The geological center offers exhibitions, guided tours, research and scientific studies of the the flora the fauna and the fossile sites of the reserve.

Digne les Bains, street
In the center of Digne the new city can be visited by strolling through the streets of Trou du Four, the Montée St Charles to Rochas, and the cathedral St Jerome.

In the botanical gardens of the Cordellers one can view a collection of 350 aromatic plants all within an architectural structure typical of the gardens of the middle ages.


Digne les Bains, fountain and terrace
One of the centers of attraction in Digne is of another nature completely.

It is the home of the 19th century traveller Alexandra David Neel (1868-1969) who studied with the Tibetan monks for 25 years.

Her foundation organizes visits, training in philosophy and houses a shop of Tibetan craftwork.

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puce What to see:

Cathedral St. Jerome. Cathedral Notre Dame du Bourg.
The geological reserve centre.
The museum of Digne (art and natural history).
The "Departemental" museum of religious art.
Lavander museum.


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puce Leisure activities:

Hiking, horseback riding, swimming (beach on the Bleone).
Swimming and boating on the lake of the Férréols, fishing on the lake of Gaubert.
Bike riding, squash, tennis, golf on an 18 hole course, swimming pool.
Spa. Balneotherapy centre.

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Hotels

TONIC HOTEL
In the heart of a green valley, close to the Thermal Baths (800m)
Rooms with TV, bathroom with a spa bathtub
Breakfast buffet - Swimming Pool - 2km from the city centre
Swimming poolWifi or Internet accessParking or garagePets accepted under conditionsSpa / Jacuzzi
Locate on the map of Digne les Bains
57 € - 107 €

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puce Accommodation:

Hotels.
Bed and breakfast.
Holiday rentals.
Campsites.

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puce Neighbouring towns and villages:

Marcoux (8 km), Champtercier (9 km), Aiglun (12 km).

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