Découverte sensorielle de l'Art en Montagne

Go and encounter works of art installed in the mountains and cross territories with a human past rich in life and work. The works give a purpose to the hikes, but do not dominate the environment. Thanks to a sensitive approach centered on the sensory and the art of breathing, your mountain guide will suggest that you go beyond simple observation to follow in the footsteps of two great walking artists (A. Goldsworthy and Herman de Vries). who see in nature a sacred place where man fully finds his place, as long as he knows how to feel!

From: 18 / 05 / 2024 To: 20 / 05 / 2024
From: 20 / 09 / 2024 To: 22 / 09 / 2024
Other dates possible on request for large groups, minimum 5 people.

Day 1: Digne les Bains – Thermal Baths Art Refuge.
10 a.m.: welcome by your mountain guide at the Digne-les-Bains tourist office. Departure in individual vehicles towards the thermal baths for a first easy hike (250m of elevation gain and 3 hours of walking). Picnic then resume the hike to the St. Pancrace chapel and its incredible panorama. On the descent, discover, always in a sensory mode, the famous “robines”, clay-limestone marls very widespread in Haute-Provence.
16 p.m.: installation at Villa Gaïa.

Day 2: The Bès valley with the “Sacred Wood” of erman de vries (no capital letters!).
9:30 a.m.: departure from Villa Gaïa in individual vehicles (carpooling) for the Bès valley, the nerve center of the Haute-Provence Geopark. Hike of medium difficulty (450 m of elevation gain and 4 hours of walking) with triple richness: on an artistic level with the “sacred wood of red rock” where Herman de Vries deposited his most imposing work, on a geological level with Le Vélodrome and La Lame de Facibelle, and on a spiritual level with an Orthodox chapel invested by Sister Catherine of Catholic obedience…. 30 p.m.: return to Villa Gaïa after a break at the “ammonite slab”.

Day 3: return to the Bès valley with the ruined village of old Esclangon and a new encounter with the works of Herman de Vries and Andy Goldsworthy.
9:30 a.m.: departure from Villa Gaïa in individual vehicles (carpooling) for the Bès valley (easy hike with 350 m of elevation gain and 3 hours of walking). Hiking with the rhythms of the
consciously walks in the footsteps of the artist A. Goldsworthy who visited the place in the early 2000s. We will discover a path full of the work that we will admire a little further up. 15 p.m.: return to Digne with visit to the Gassendi museum and its permanent exhibitions dedicated to the works of the two artists encountered in the countryside.
17 p.m.: end of stay.

The price includes : 2 nights in a charming *** hotel in Digne-les-Bains, 2 full dinners based on organic and local products, 2 breakfasts and 2 local picnics. Supervision for 3 days by a state-certified mountain guide specially trained and accredited by the Gassendi museum in Digne-les-Bains to accompany the collection of works of Mountain Art. Guided tour of the Gassendi Museum including the entrance fee.

The price does not include: Cancellation insurance, internal expenses during the stay, travel within the stay.

Reservation by telephone: 06 21 87 18 50 (Pascal)