Haute-Provence Observatory, Luberon

Name: Haute-Provence Observatory
Address: Luberon, France

#4 among attractions in Luberon

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The Haute-Provence Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the southeast of France, about 90 km east of Avignon and 100 km north of Marseille. It was established in 1937 as a national facility for French astronomers. Astronomical observations began in 1943 using the 1.20 m telescope, and the first research papers based on observations made at the observatory were published in 1944. Foreign observers first used the observatory in 1949, when Geoffrey and Margaret Burbidge visited. ()

Local name: Observatoire de Haute-Provence Coordinates: 43°55'51"N, 5°42'48"E

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Haute-Provence Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Forcalquier Cathedral, Chapelle Sainte-Agathe, Château de Sauvan, Pont sur la Laye.

3.9 miNE
Church
Forcalquier Cathedral, Forcalquier
100 min walk • Forcalquier Cathedral, now the Church of Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet, is a former Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the town of Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
4.3 miSE
Church
Chapelle Sainte-Agathe, Saint-Maime
110 min walk • The Chapelle Sainte-Agathe is a chapel located in Saint-Maime in the French department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. It was erected in the 12th-century.
2.4 miE
Forts and castles, Historical place, Museum
Château de Sauvan, Mane
62 min walk • The Château de Sauvan is an 18th-century French manor located in the commune of Mane, near Forcalquier in the Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France. The gardens of the chateau are classified as one of the Remarkable Gardens of France by the French Ministry of Culture.
2.1 miE
Bridge
Pont sur la Laye
55 min walk • The Pont sur la Laye or Pont roman de Mane is an old stone arch bridge across the stream Laye in the French Provence close to the town Mane.
6.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Prieuré de Carluc, Luberon
161 min walk • The priory of Carluc is located in the commune of Céreste, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. It presents a well preserved medieval complex.
2.4 miE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Prieuré Notre-Dame de Salagon, Mane
61 min walk • The Notre-Dame de Salagon priory is a Romanesque priory located in the commune of Mane in the French department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
2.6 miE
Museum, Botanical garden
Jardins de Salagon, Forcalquier
67 min walk • The Jardins de Salagon are a public park, museum and an ethnobotanical garden located in the town of Mane, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Department of France.
4.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Château de Saint-Maime, Saint-Maime
111 min walk • The castle of Saint-Maime is located on the territory of the French commune of Saint-Maime, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
3.9 miNE
Fountain
Fontaine Saint-Michel, Forcalquier
99 min walk • The Saint-Michel fountain is a fountain located in Forcalquier, in France.
1.8 miSE
Tower
Tour de Porchères, Luberon
45 min walk • La Tour de Porchères is a tower located in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire, in France.
4 miS
Church
St. Martin's Church, Luberon
102 min walk • The church of Saint-Martin, placed under the invocation of Saint-Martin, is a Romanesque church located in the commune of Saint-Martin-les-Eaux in the French department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.