Let's go back in time 40 million years, and discover the aquatic animal life of Castellane thanks to the geology!
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Let's go back 40 million years, when the sea covered the region of Castellane. In these lagoons, peaceful marine mammals, the sirenians!
Perhaps at the origin of the myth of the sirens, their story is told using
life-size animal models, films and reconstitution of landscapes.
At the Col des Lèques, 8 kilometers above Castellane on the road to Digne-les-Bains, lies the Valley of the Fossil Sirens. This paleontological site contains hundreds of bones belonging to an ancestor
current...
Perhaps at the origin of the myth of the sirens, their story is told using
life-size animal models, films and reconstitution of landscapes.
At the Col des Lèques, 8 kilometers above Castellane on the road to Digne-les-Bains, lies the Valley of the Fossil Sirens. This paleontological site contains hundreds of bones belonging to an ancestor
current...
- TipsEvery last Sunday of the month, enjoy this exhibition for free!
Services
Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
Reception desk between 70-80 cm high
Site, building totally accessible
Pets welcome
Pets accepted on a lead onlyTourist information
Stroller-accessible
Quality standards
Valeurs Parc Naturel Régional
Rates
Free entry every last Sunday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
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Cash
Groups (Max capacity)
- 25 Maximum number of people
Opening times
Monday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Tuesday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Wednesday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Thursday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Friday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Saturday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Sunday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Wednesday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Saturday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Sunday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Open
Open
Monday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Tuesday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Wednesday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Thursday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Friday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Saturday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Sunday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Wednesday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Saturday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Sunday
10:00 - 13:00
15:00 - 18:30
Monday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:30
Tuesday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:30
Wednesday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:30
Thursday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:30
Friday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:30
Saturday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:30
Sunday
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:30
Location
Spoken languages
Environment
- Riverside
- Mountain view
- Close to a public transportation
- Village centre
- Close to GR footpath
- Waterside
- Bus stop < 500 m