Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire travel guide
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Visit Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 46 km from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire is 608 km from Paris and 835 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mane at 5 km from Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
Popular places to visit near Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire: these include Mane at 5 km and Forcalquier at 8 km.
Jardins du prieuré de Salagon is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 5km and Jardins du château de Sauvan is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 5km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
See France This Way travel guides for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire.
Note that all distances from Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Provence and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (5km) : Jardins du château de Sauvan (5km) : Clos de Villeneuve (23km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (27km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (29km) : Jardin de la Louve (34km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Ansouis (28km) : Lourmarin (33km) : Roussillon (34km) : Moustiers (41km) : Gordes (41km) : Menerbes (42km) : Venasque (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (18km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (39km) : Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Apt (26km) : Sisteron (36km) :
- Grand Site of France: Montagne Sainte-Victoire (41km) : Mont Ventoux (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
Canton: Forcalquier
Arrondissement: Forcalquier
Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region: Provence
Postcode: 04870
Distance to Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
from Digne-les-Bains: 46 km
from Paris: 608 km
from Calais: 835 km
from Nice: 127 km
from Bordeaux: 511 km
from Strasbourg: 543 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire): Aubenas-les-Alpes, Dauphin, Forcalquier, Mane, Reillanne, Saint-Martin-les-Eaux and Villemus.
Getting here
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into Nice or Marseille airport. Driving is also possible - by car from Calais the drive takes about 11 hours. For driving distances to Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire