Mont-Dauphin
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
After a Savoyard invasion in 1692, Louis XIV sent Vauban to lock the Alpine valleys, and Mont-Dauphin is the result: a fortified town on a rock terrace above the meeting of the Durance and the Guil. Barracks, ramparts and the unfinished church of Saint-Louis fill the site, now a UNESCO World Heritage listing with Vauban's other fortifications.
Highlights
- Vauban's fortress, part of the UNESCO-listed Fortifications of Vauban (FR)
- The church of Saint-Louis, never finished: only choir and transept stand
- Views over the Guil canyon flowing down from the Queyras
- The Main du Titan, a pinnacle of hard conglomerate rock
- The barracks, historic garden and Chapelle Saint-Guillaume
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Mont-Dauphin (FR), Mont-Dauphin (EN), Mont-Dauphin (IT)), Wikivoyage (Mont-Dauphin). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 162
Things to see
Specialities of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Caviar d'ArlesLocal produce
- Truffle of VaucluseLocal produce
- Snails with aïoliDishSnails fasted then simmered with fennel and wild mint, eaten with aïoli
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine provençale). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
20 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 8
- Campsites 8
- B&Bs and guest houses 2
- Hostels 2
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Plan de Phazy (FR) · ~7 min by car
- Hot spring: Source de la Rotonde (FR) · ~7 min by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Saint-Véran · 20 km
- Chianale · 30 km
- Ostana · 45 km
- Usseaux · 53 km
- Colmars · 54 km