Haute Provence is the Provence of nature and authenticity. Its sunny landscapes - more than 300 days of sunshine per year - exude aromas of thyme, rosemary and lavender. It is the Provence of legends, celebrated by Jean Giono, with sublime landscapes and a terroir rich in taste and flavours.
![Banon and its Cheese AOC](/banon-haute-provence/photos/vignette.jpg)
Banon and its Cheese AOCBanon in Haute Provence, a village perched in Haute Provence, a lavender country and its famous AOC Cheese
![Dauphin](/dauphin/photos/vignette.jpg)
DauphinBetween Forcalquier and Manosque, Dauphin is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful villages in Haute Provence.
![Forcalquier](/forcalquier/photos/vignette.jpg)
ForcalquierForcalquier was the capital of a flourishing county in the Middle Ages. Discover the city and its surroundings.
![Mane](/mane/photos/vignette.jpg)
ManeVillage of Haute Provence on the ancient Roman road Via Domitia, near Forcalquier.
![Moustiers-Sainte-Marie](/moustiers-sainte-marie/photos/vignette.jpg)
Moustiers-Sainte-Mariea Provençal village straight out of a legendary tale near the Gorges du Verdon.
![Musée de Vachères](/provence-musees/musee-vacheres/photos/vignette.jpg)
Musée de VachèresExceptional fossils and an admirable archaeological collection
![Musée Marceau Constantin](/provence-musees/marceau-constantin/photos/vignette.jpg)
Musée Marceau ConstantinIn Saint Christol on the plateau of Albion a museum is dedicated to the work of the painter Marceau Constantin
![Ongles](/ongles/photos/vignette.jpg)
OnglesIn Haute-Provence, Le Rocher d'Ongles offers a pictorial panorama at the foot of the Lure mountain.
![Oppedette et ses Gorges](/oppedette/photos/vignette.jpg)
Oppedette et ses GorgesThe Gorges d'Oppedette form a spectacular canyon dug by the Calavon river.
![Saint-Etienne-les-Orgues](/saint-etienne-les-orgues/photos/vignette.jpg)
Saint-Etienne-les-OrguesHerbalist's village at the foot of the Lure mountain in Haute-Provence
![Sigonce](/sigonce/photos/vignette.jpg)
SigonceDiscover this charming village on the southern slope of the Montage de Lure
![Simiane-la-Rotonde](/simiane-la-rotonde/photos/vignette.jpg)
Simiane-la-RotondeA village perched on a hill with character crowned by its Rotunda, and surrounded by fields of fragrant lavender.