We can help you to explore our country ,The Alpes de
Haute-Provence , a very wild and secret country, also called “Alpes
d’Azur” (300 sun days a year).
You can find here peace and
tranquillity, with the spectacular vista of white snowcapped peaks (ski
runs to 1H30 drive) in winter and in summer in summer, the purple of
the lavender fields , the yellow of the cornfields and the turquoise of
the lakes of Verdon .
Paul , journalist in Aix en Provence and Marseille , “garrigue” runner
and hiking specialist would like to help you to discover secret and
hidden places of the natural park of Verdon but also the calanques of
Marseille-Cassis , the Sainte-Victoire mountain (Cezanne ‘s mountain )
or other biautiful places....
Véronique, country guide and also graduate (Master ‘s degree in history
of art ) can show you a country rich in architectural history (top hill
villages, romanesque chapels or monastries )
For lovers of art ,we can also visit some working artists in their studio and local museums.
Artists ‘s studios
Some
very interesting contemporary painters or sculptors live in the area
and would be pleased to communicate with you...We could organize some
meetings with them in their house around the table or in a good
restaurant
ACONCHA, artist from Cuba lives in a forest of the
Verdon . She is classed as « Singular art and is also a
very good cook...
CHRISTIAN MALLET, artist primary interest in the « vitaliste
mouvement » has a very biautiful art gallery in Trigance.
BRINO LEBAIL et CHRISTINE BAUER have their studio, here in Saint-Laurent et they can give some painting or sculpture lectures
PETER BENDELOW, a splendid English painter in Rougon ...
RAYMOND MARTINEZ in Lurs, sculpts the glass with passion, very spectacularly...
And others...
Please write us if you are interested in this kind of visit...
Week-end :Ridding Horseback.
The lakes
The
lakes of this part of Verdon are our secret .The reason is they are
inaccessible. The countryside is wild and very picturesque.
In the area there are also many archeological sites.
Horseback riding Week-end «1 day , 1 night»
Lakes of Quinson and Esparron du Verdon
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FACILITIES |
PROGRAM |
95 € p.person + full board in Colombière 65€
The price includes:
1 day horseback
riding with a professional guide
1 night in guest room in full board
Validity : From september/2005 untill june/2006
Every 1st and 3d week-end of the month |
Accomodation in double room with private bathroom and WC
Full board (accomodation, breakfast, picnic and dinner)
Accompaniment with a graduated guide ATE |
Sunday
Riding to the lakes of Esparron and Quinson and the villages ,Artignosc, Quinson, Esparron de Verdon et Saint-Laurent
5 -6H riding a day
Lunchtime |
Horseback riding week-end « 2 days »
The 4 lakes |
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| RATE |
FACILITIES |
PROGRAM |
190€ p.person
+ Full board in the Colombière 130€
The price includes :
2 horseback riding with guide
2 nights full-board
From friday afternoon to sunday 18H
Validity :
from september 2005 untill june 2006
Every 1st and 3d week-end of the months exept december to february included |
Accommodation in double room with private bathroom,WC
Full board (accomodation, breakfast, picnic and dinner)
Accompaniment with a graduated guide ATE |
Saturday
Horseback riding to the canyon of Verdon, the round of the lakes of Artignosc , Montpezat, village of Baudinard.
Sunday
Riding to the lakes of Esparron and Quinson ,the villages of Artignosc, Quinson, Esparron de Verdon and Saint-Laurent
5 -6H riding a day
Lunchtime |
| Week-end Hiking and architecture |
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Rando - Patrimoine 2 days
Hiking : Lac de Sainte-Croix
Patrimony : The village of Moustiers Sainte-Marie
The medieval and historic village of Moustiers Sainte-Marie, famous for it eathenware.
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FACILITIES |
PROGRAM |
170 € p person
The price includes:
1 day hiking.
1 day visit with a guide
2 nights full board
From friday afternoon to sunday 18H.
Availability
From October to may
Upon opening monuments |
Accommodation in double room with bathroom,WC private
Full board (accomodation, breakfast, picnic and dinner)
Accompaniment. Conducted course in english. |
Saturday
6 à 7h walking.
From Saint-Laurent to Bauduen on the lake of Sainte-Croix
Villages :Artignosc, Baudinard , Bauduen.
Sunday
Visit of Moustiers Sainte-Marie (church XII-XIVè, chapelle Notre-Dame
de Beauvoir, le chemin de Croix) and visit of an artist ‘s studio |
Rando - Patrimoine 2 days
Hiking: Lake of Esparron du Verdon
Patrimony : The road of the gypse from Riez the roman to Saint-Jurs |
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| RATE |
FACILITIES |
PROGRAM |
170 € p person
The price includes :
1 day hiking with guide
1 day visit patrimony with guide
2 nights in guest room full board
From friday afternoon to sunday 18H.
Availability
From October to may upon opening monuments also |
Accommodation in double room with bathroom,WC private
Full board (accomodation, breakfast, picnic and dinner)
Accompaniment with Paul, Véronique or other professional guides.
Conducted course in english |
Saturday
Visit of Riez the roman village with antics monuments , provencal market The village of Saint-Jurs
Sunday
Hiking around Esparron
9KM
6h walking
The village, the lake, the antic forest , the botanical path ,the garden with flavour plants. |
Rando -Patrimoine 2 days
Prehistory |
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| RATE |
FACILITIES |
PROGRAM |
175 € p person
The price includes :
1 day hiking with guide
1 day visit patrimony with guide
2 nights in guest room full board
+ 10 or15 € for electric boats hire
From friday afternoon to sunday 18H. |
Accommodation in double room with private bathroom,WC
Full board (accomodation, breakfast, picnic and dinner)
Accompaniment with Paul, Véronique or other professional guides. |
Saturday morning
Boating on the canyon of Verdon
Saturday afternoon
4 hours walking
Visit of Saint-laurent and artist’studio
Hiking untill lakes of Saint-Laurent and Monpezat
Walk near the canyon
Coteau Chiron, Chapel Notre-Dame du Verdon.
Sunday morning
Walking and visit to the prehistorical cave of La Baume bonne and visit ot the prehistorical village of Quinson
Sunday afternoon
Visit in english with a guide of the museum of prehistory of Quinson. |
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E-mail : colombiere.chateau@wanadoo.fr 
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