L'Épine: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

L'Épine is located in the heart of the Baronnies provençales Regional Nature Park. Several hiking trails lead from L'Épine to Duffre, the highest peak in the Baronnies provençales.

When planning a trip to L'Épine, you may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature

The Bonnet Rouge route offers views from a lookout point across the Blème Valley and the highest peaks of the Buëch.

The Tour du Vallon de Rioupape is an easy hike along an educational trail for exploring L'Épine. The route passes blue marl formations and a petrifying river with tufa formations.

The Boucle de Grand Bois is a very easy, shady hike along paths on the edges of lavender fields and through pine and downy oak forests.

Hiking

The L'Épine–Le Duffre route follows the ridges of the Sarcéna and Aup mountains before reaching the summit of Duffre.

The Le Duffre hiking route (No. 3) leads to the bare summit of Duffre at 1,757 m.

The Bonnet Rouge route leads to the summit of Bonnet Rouge at 1,645 m.

Culture and history

Les Peintres à L'Épine is an annual painting and sculpture event held at the end of July. It includes a week-long exhibition in the Chapelle Saint Sébastien, followed by an exhibition of artworks in the village streets on Sunday. Every summer, the Chapelle Saint Sébastien hosts exhibitions as part of Les Peintres à l’Épine.

The Foire aux Courges takes place every year on the Saturday closest to 17 September. In 1996, this revived a local fair tradition dating back four centuries.

The hilltop village of L'Épine was already inhabited from 6000 BC. At the height of its prosperity, it was dominated by a castle with a keep, known as a castrum, and had fortifications.

Further destinations: Le Monêtier-Les-Bains, Trescléoux, Dévoluy, Aups, Savines-Le-Lac, Le Glaizil, Rochebrune, La Salle Les Alpes

To the higher-level travel overview: Hautes-Alpes.