Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
PALEONTOLOGY MUSEUM
Musée Sirènes et Fossiles
( 04 92 83 19 23;
www.resgeol04.org
; place Marcel Sauvaire; adult/child €4/3;
10am-1pm & 3pm-6.30pm daily Apr, Jul & Aug, Wed, Sat & Sun only May, Jun & Sep,
closed Oct-Mar; )
Mermaids and fossils feature at this worthwhile paleontology mu-
seum; admission includes access to nearby 90-minute, 2km family-friendly walk
Sentier
des Siréniens
(Col des Lèques, 6.5km northwest of Castellanne)
, passing beside
40-million-year-old fossilised rock.
Musée de la Résistance
( 04 92 83 78 25; rte de Digne; adult/child €4/2; Apr-Oct by appt)
This captivating
museum, 1.5km along the road to Digne, is dedicated to heroes of the Resistance. The
tourism office will
not
help you find it. Call ahead.
MUSEUM
Sleeping & Eating
CASTELLANE
Gîte de Chasteuil €
( 04 92 83 72 45;
www.gitedechasteuil.com
;
Hameau de Chasteuil; r incl breakfast
€58-91; Mar-Nov)
This irresistible
chambre d'hôte
12km west of Castellane is in a
former schoolhouse with gorgeous mountains views - ideal for hikers along GR4, which
passes outside. Excellent
table d'hôte
(€20 to €24); reservations are essential.
B&B
Nouvel Hôtel Restaurant du Commerce €€
( 04 92 83 61 00;
www.hotel-du-commerce-verdon.com
;
r €75-100; menus €22-28;
Apr-Oct)
Castellane's only three-star hotel also has a quality regional Provençal restaur-
ant.
HOTEL
Mas du Verdon €
( 04 92 83 73 20;
www.masduverdon.com
;
quartier d'Angles; r incl breakfast €55-72;
tables d'hôte €22; Apr-Oct)
Hidden 1km south of town on the Verdon's banks, Mas du
Verdon is a stone-walled 18th-century farmhouse with five inviting rooms and kindly ser-
vice.
Tables d'hôte
by reservation May to September.
B&B
