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Digne les Bains
Capital of the
Lavender
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Cathedral of Notre-Dame du Bourg |
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in Roman architecture
of the XIIth and XIIIth centuries, opens from 26
May to 31 October, from Monday to Saturday, 3 p.m.
to 6 p.m.
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Cathedral of Saint Jérôme |
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(XVth century) is open to the public
from 2 June to 31 October on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The
campanile (a typically Provençal bell tower in wrought
iron) of the Clock tower (Tour de l'Horloge) was built
in 1620.
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The Alexandra David-Néel Foundation : |
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Visit of the house called "Samten Dzong" where the
famous writer-explorer spent the last ten years of
her long and varied life. Open daily. From October
to June, 3 guided tours at 10.30 a.m., 2 p.m. and
4 p.m. and from July to September, 4 guided tours
per day at 10.30 a.m., 2 p.m., 3.30 p.m. and 5 p.m.
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Reserve Géologique de Haute-Provence |
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organises "discovery" days throughout
the year and has a permanent exhibition of fossils,
and 10 giant aquariums, not forgetting the ammonite
slab. The Reserve is open from November to March,
Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 2 p.m.
to 5.30 p.m., and from April to October, Monday-Thursday
+ weekends from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 2 p.m.
to 5.30 p.m., and on Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon
and from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
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The
Musée Départemental de Digne (Digne Departmental
Museum) houses various collections of contemporary
art. It is also an ethnographical and archaeological
museum.
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Le
Musée Départemental d'Art Religieux, Departmental
Museum of Religious Art) in the Chapelle des Pénitents,
exhibits a unique collection of objects connected
with the Catholic faith.
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Le
Musée de la 2e Guerre Mondiale, (Second World
War Museum) (several periods of opening over the
year)
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