Who hasn't found a fossil while out walking? The discovery reveals a rich and unknown past. Very often this specimen joins a shelf or a basket already well stocked, but no chance that they are labeled, because the fossil is full of mystery...
3 emblematic and educational places
Travel through millions of years
01
In Sisteron
The Earth and Time Museum
Specimens are presented to show you the marks that time has left on nature, whether animals or plants. Free entry.
02
In Salignac
The Paleogallery
A space between museum and gallery exclusively dedicated to fossils. The exhibited pieces are spectacular and well highlighted, because they are the result of a long and meticulous work of clearing.
03
In the Alpes de Haute-Provence
UNESCO Geopark of Haute-Provence
5 discovery routes including “La Route du Temps” starting from Sisteron and “La Route des Hautes-Terres”. Two routes between rural heritage and mysterious sites.
An invitation to discover geology
Discover these 2 tourist routes
From now on, you will be an expert on fossils!… but keep the pleasure of research and discovery, it is there, hidden somewhere…
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