Saint-Michel l'Observatory Tourist Office
Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire, welcome under the purest sky in Europe. The office offers useful tourist information to prepare stays & activities in the Pays de Forcalquier.


Saint Michel the Observatory is known as one of the most beautiful villages in the country of Forcalquier, it is also said of this village that it speaks to the stars...
Nestled in the sun, under the sky of Provence, Saint Michel l'Observatoire is a strategic site for observing the sky. Comets and planets of the solar system, stars and interstellar materials of the galaxy will no longer have secrets for you.
The tourist office welcomes you from April to October and offers: tourist documentation, sites and museums, accommodation, restaurants, bike/mountain biking tours, hiking, ticket sales for the observatory and the astronomy center.
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GT VTT L'Alpes Provence - Tronçon 17 - Forcalquier à Saint-Michel L'Observatoire
A section of the Grande Traversée VTT L'Alpes Provence that allows you to discover the Luberon and its hilly landscapes inspiring many artists.
SeeGT VTT L'Alpes Provence - Tronçon 18 - Saint-Michel L'Observatoire à Manosque
Last stretch of the Alpes-Provence Mountain Bike GT on tracks and small roads, this route allows you to savor the entire mountain bike route traveled from the pastures of the Col de Larche.
SeeLiaison Grande Traversée de Vaucluse - L'Alpes Provence
This unmarked mountain bike route allows you to join two major mountain bike routes: the Grande Traversée de Vaucluse and the Alpes Provence.
SeeAutour du Luberon à vélo
A bike tour for lovers of roaming around the Luberon massif. Signposted in both directions, you travel through the landscapes and typical villages of Provence.
SeeForcalquier - Lure à vélo
Bike route leading you to the wildest corner of the Luberon but also very famous for its purest sky in Europe in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire.
SeeLa Méditerranée à vélo en Luberon : Apt - Manosque
This stage of the Mediterranean by bike (EV8) travels the east of the Luberon between Apt and Manosque, from Ochres to the Pays de Forcalquier. A feast for the eyes according to the landscapes!
SeeParcours n°10 - Céreste
A bike ride in the Alps of Haute-Provence combining exceptional natural spaces, crossings of small villages and city discoveries.
SeeParcours n°13 - Aubenas-les-Alpes
Discover the villages and landscapes typical of the Pays de Haute-Provence through vast fields of lavender, plateaus, ridges and rolling hills.
SeeParcours n°14 - Aubenas-les-Alpes
A great bike tour in the heart of the Pays de Forcalquier among the fields of lavender and poppies while crossing small villages that have preserved their charms.
SeeParcours n°20 - Manosque
A bike ride in the Alps of Haute-Provence combining exceptional natural spaces, crossings of small villages and city discoveries.
SeeParcours n°24 - Vitrolles-en-Luberon
Head to the Grand Luberon, a bike ride at the Vitrolles-en-Luberon pass to discover the hilly landscapes and the valley of the Pays d'Aigues. A trip to Provence.
SeeCircuit VTT n°14 - Le Tour des Etoiles
This mountain bike tour from Saint-Michel L'Observatoire takes you on the trails of the Luberon, where the sky is recognized as the purest in Europe.
SeeCircuit VTT n°15 - De la Vallée de l'Encrême aux craux de Reillanne
Very cute and varied small loop, with a gradual start, a severe climb, then a trip on the plateau embellished with a beautiful descending single.
SeeCircuit VTT n°20 - Sur les hauteurs de Manosque
A classic mountain bike, with its two beautiful descents and panoramic views from the Crêtes de Bellevue, an itinerary not to be missed!
SeeCircuit VTT n°21 - Forêt de Pélissier
A very varied and quite physical mountain bike circuit, some beautiful views of the Mont Ventoux, the Prealps of Digne, the Durance and the Sainte-Victoire mountain...
SeeContact & informations
Saint-Michel l'Observatory Tourist Office
Château d'Agoult, Place de la Fontaine
04870 Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
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