Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Hautes-Alpes

Caquetoire
05600 Guillestre

The church of Notre-Dame-d'Aquilon de Guillestre, a Catholic religious building of the 18th and 19th centuries, has dominated the city since a rocky promontory in the Hautes-Alpes, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Eglise romane
05200 Crots

Notre-Dame de Boscodon Abbey, founded in the 12th century in Crots (Hautes-Alpes), is an ancient Benedictine abbey classified as a historical monument, combining Romanesque architecture and monastic history rich in contemporary restorations.

Eglise
05350 Molines-en-Queyras

The church of Saint-Romain de Molines-en-Queyras, listed as a historical monument in 1977, is a 15th century religious building located in the Hautes-Alpes, marked by reconstructions in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Fortification
05100 Briançon

The fortifications of Briançon, masterpiece of Vauban of the eighteenth century, protect this high-alpine town in the Hautes-Alpes. Classified at UNESCO, they include ramparts, forts and a bold bridge overlooking the Durance, witnesses to Franco-Italian military history.

Art baroque savoyard
05500 Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur

Saint-Grégoire Chapel, known as Les Pétètes, is an 18th-century religious building located in Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur (Hautes-Alpes), famous for its naive statuettes on the facade and its local artisanal history.

Château
05200 Crots

Picomtal Castle, built in the 13th century in Crots (Hautes-Alpes), is a medieval castle remodeled in the 16th and 19th centuries, combining defensive architecture and historical interior decorations.

Citadelles
05600 Mont-Dauphin

Mont-Dauphin's stronghold, built in the early eighteenth century in the Hautes-Alpes, is a military complex designed to protect the road to Italy and control the Durance valley.

Tour
05200 Embrun

The Brune Tower of Embrun, 12th century Romanesque dungeon, is a fortified episcopal vestige located in Embrun, in the Hautes-Alpes, symbolizing the power of the archbishops-prince of Empire.