Château de Montmaur
Montmaur
A place steeped in history...
Located at the gateway to the Pays Gapençais, on the Buëch territory, come and discover the Château de Montmaur on a guided or self-guided tour.
Classified as a Historic Monument!
Itinéraire de découverte du Bourg de Veynes
Veynes
Follow the Rail!
The train arrived in Veynes on February 1, 1875... The small town underwent profound changes at that time, becoming a railway town. 20 panels to guide you through the streets, neighborhoods and history of the old town.
La Chartreuse de Durbon
Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne
The Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Durbon is a former Carthusian monastery, one of the first four of the Carthusian Order.
Located in the hamlet of Durbon, 6 km northeast of Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne, in the valley of the Bouriane torrent in the Hautes-Alpes.
Circuit de l'Aiguebelle - La Faurie / Montbrand
La Faurie
This tour explores the history and heritage of the villages of La Faurie and Montbrand and their hamlets.
To discover the village, a document in French and English is available from the Sources du Buëch tourist office!
Vestiges de l'abbaye de Clausonne
Le Saix
Clausonne Abbey is located in the Commune of Le Saix, a small village in the canton of Veynes, in the Upper Maraize Valley, a tributary of the Buëch, in the Hautes-Alpes.
Circuit : Du Buëch aux vestiges du château
Aspremont
At the crossroads of the Grand Buëch and Chauranne valleys, Aspremont has been a crossroads since ancient times...
To find out more about the village, a document in French is available from the Sources du Buëch tourist office!
Balade sonore à l'Abbaye de Clausonne
Le Saix
A walk in the mountains guided by a sound creation, a journey into the remains of a 12th century abbey.
You pass through the Gouravour gorges and the Faï horns.
Distance: 4.8 km
D+: 300 m
Difficulty: Easy
Chapelle de Glaise
Veynes
Cette chapelle bâtie en 1714 a été rénovée en 1983par les habitants du hameau de Glaise, aujourd'hui ils se chargent de son entretien.
Elle est dédiée à Saint-Jacques, Saint Philippe et Sainte Lucie.
La Cité escarot et sa tour
Aspres-sur-Buëch
The village is built in the shape of a snail around a mound topped by the clock tower.
To discover the village, a document in French and English is available from the Sources du Buëch tourist office!
Chapelle de Baumugnes
Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne
Construite au XVIIè siècle, la chapelle rurale fut rénovée par les habitants en 1762 et placée sous le vocable du St Esprit.
Dans les années 1970, les habitants la restaurent, puis grâce à la contribution d'artistes, l'intérieur est décoré.
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Chapelle de Vaunières
Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne
La chapelle, dédiée à St Pierre, est située dans le hameau de Vaunières, à 6km de St Julien-en-Beauchêne.
.Les bâtiments et la chapelle ont été rénovés par l'association Village des Jeunes.
Circuit du Beauchêne
Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne
This tour takes in the village and its hamlets, where writer Jean Giono once vacationed.
To discover the village, a leaflet in French and English is available from the Sources du Buëch tourist office!
Les cadrans solaires du Buëch
Veynes
Sundials are a folk art specialty of the Hautes-Alpes department, which boasts over 400 examples, including 25 in the Buëch. As each dial indicates local solar time, each one is a unique creation.
Eglise Saint-Blaise
Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne
Romanesque, rebuilt in the 19th century. It houses two listed paintings, "The Assumption of the Virgin" and "The Virgin and Child", from the former Chartreuse de Durbon, and a stone Carthusian cross in the forecourt.
Paroisses du Veynois
Veynes
A church to discover. Why a church outside the fortified town? Attested as early as 1105, the church of Saint-Sauveur was built on the original site of Veynes, founded before the fortified town, at a place called La Rua.
Mairie d'Aspres sur Buëch
Aspres-sur-Buëch
Parish church mentioned in 1516. It is in the Romanesque style. Its location close to the houses, with no forecourt, is what makes it so original. Its facade is made up of numerous reused elements (arcade, stone with engraved inscription).
Chapelle Sainte-Philomène
Montmaur
Située sur une élévation surplombant la plaine de Montmaur, cette chapelle construite à l'époque romane est un rare témoignage architectural de cette période sur ce territoire.
