La Motte-du-Caire tourism and travel guide

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Visit La Motte-du-Caire: highlights and tourist information

La Motte-du-Caire is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to La Motte-du-Caire in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sisteron at 18 km and Gap at 25 km.

La Motte-du-Caire, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Sisteron

at 18 km (direction south-south-west)

The citadel is the main attraction in Sisteron, along with the dramatic rocky slope...

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Gap

at 25 km (direction north-north-east), in the Hautes-Alpes department

Not a major tourist destination, in Gap we suggest you take a stroll around...

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Seyne-les-Alpes

at 26 km (direction east)

In the mountain village of Seyne you can see various parts of the medieval...

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Digne-les-Bains

at 32 km (direction south-east)

As well as being a spa town, the medieval centre of Digne-les-Bains also merits...

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Lake Serre-Poncon

Scenery at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Hautes-Alpes department

Among many beautiful Alpine lakes we mention the Lac de Serre-Poncon because of its...

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Lurs

at 43 km (direction south-south-west)

The village of Lurs is small but has a great deal of character...

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Embrun

at 45 km (direction east-north-east), in the Hautes-Alpes department

The historic centre of Embrun is usually visited at the same time as the...

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Forcalquier

at 47 km (direction south-south-west)

Forcalquier is a pleasant Luberon town with several interesting historic monuments...

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Mane

at 49 km (direction south-south-west)

The citadel above the village is the principal monument in the small Provencal village...

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Barcelonnette

at 50 km (direction east)

Barcelonnette has an attractive town centre, and also a good number of substantial 'Mexican...

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Montbrun-les-Bains

at 50 km (direction west-south-west), in the Drome department

The medieval centre of Montbrun-les-Bains, listed as a 'most beautiful village in France', is...

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Colmars-les-Alpes

at 51 km (direction east-south-east)

In the mountain village of Colmars highlights include the Fort de Savoie and fortified...

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Simiane-la-Rotonde

at 55 km (direction south-west)

The medieval castle with its domed rotunda is just one of the sites of...

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Sault

at 57 km (direction west-south-west), in the Vaucluse department

In a region most visited for the surrounding lavender fields, Sault is also a...

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Map of places to visit near La Motte-du-Caire

Markets in and near La Motte-du-Caire

• Laragne-Monteglin: market Thursday (17km)
• Sisteron: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
• Gap: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
• Montclar: market Sunday - seasonal market only (25km)
• Seyne: market Tuesday & Friday (26km)
• Veynes: market Thursday (27km)
• Serres: market Saturday (27km)
• Chateau-Arnoux-Saint-Auban: market Sunday (28km)
• Chorges: market Sunday (30km)
• Digne-les-Bains: market Wednesday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near La Motte-du-Caire, France

What to do at La Motte-du-Caire? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Motte-du-Caire.

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sisteron (18km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (39km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine de Charance (26km)
• Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (49km)
• Jardins du château de Sauvan (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Clue de Barles (22km)
• Lac de Serre-Poncon (32km)
• Source - Verdon (41km)
• Col d'Allos (45km)
• Cirque d'Archiane (61km)

Towns of Art and history

• Poligny (39km)

Geography and distances

La Motte-du-Caire is in the south-east of France at 32 kilometres from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital (general information: La Motte-du-Caire is 575 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 La Motte-du-Caire from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Clamensane, Claret, Le Caire, Melve, Sigoyer and Vaumeilh.

This page in French: Visiter La Motte-du-Caire