In Fontienne: small bar open on weekends, pizza truck on Fridays, in summer there is the market on Sunday mornings at 11am and 2 farms where you can buy goat's cheese, watch the milking and pet the goats.
children's park up to 5 years old, ping pong table, bowling green, free tennis/volleyball/football/basketball court (net to be requested from the town hall).
place of passage of the GR6 (Forcalquier/st Etienne les orgues), the place is the ideal starting point for excursions in the forest, or a tour in
vélo.il there are mountain bike trails.
Don't miss the Forcalquier market on Monday mornings (10 minutes away) and the exploration of its narrow streets.
several lakes are developed in the vicinity of Fontienne: the lake of Oraison "les Buissonades" (30mn) or that of "Vanades" in Manosque, and of course the magnificent lakes of the Verdon gorges (1h15) will delight you for a sunny summer day.
Visit the astronomical center of Saint Michel l'Observatoire (25mn) where the sky is one of the purest in Europe, as well as the small surrounding villages which each have their own charm.
the mountain of LURE is 30 minutes from the house: hikes and viewpoints, 1600m.
the Astronomical Society of the Montagne de Lure organizes stargazing open to all.
film lovers will appreciate finding the filming locations of "The Murdered House", the Dominici Affair, the TV movies "Commissioner Laviolette".
5 km away, ST ETIENNE LES ORGUES small shops, restaurants, café, post office, pharmacy, doctors, shaded municipal outdoor swimming pool and lawn (aquagym), tennis, media library, tourist office, painters, craftsmen, petrol station, market on Wednesdays.
7km away, FORCALQUIER, Small shops, 2 supermarkets, petrol stations, doctors, pharmacies, cinema, post office, outdoor swimming pool (aquagym), tennis, cafes, restaurants, tourist office, cathedral, garages, craftsmen, market on Mondays, tennis, etc.
within a radius of 10 km
Hiking: 2 GR from Fontienne, Way of St Jacques de Compostela, Tour de la Montagne de Lure, Marked trails of Short Hikes, the site of the mourres. Bike and mountain bike rides, equestrian center. Hot air balloon flight. outdoor swimming pools in the Luberon Park
within a radius of 30 kilometres.
swimming lake of Manosque and Oraison, typical Provençal villages, lavender fields, observatory of the Lure mountain, priory of Salagon in Mane, plateau and monastery of Ganagobie, Lurs, the citadel of Sisteron, the site of the penitents of Les Mées, the gorges of Oppedette. astronomy centre of St Michel l'Observatoire, Priory of Carluc in Céreste, Château de Sauvan in Mane, Abbey of Valsainte and its rose garden, Banon and its bookshop, its cheese shop, its butcher's shop, its nursery (in winter).
within a radius of 60km
Canoeing, Kayaking in the Gorges du Verdon, water activities in the lakes of Esparron and Ste Croix, Moustier Ste Marie, Valensole plateau.
Beyond
ski slopes in digne and Gap, lake of serre ponçon, the Mediterranean Sea, Marseille, Cassis, the Camargue, Avignon, Aix en Provence, the massif of the Sainte Victoire, Colorado de Rustrel, Abbey of Sénanque, fountain of Vaucluse, Mont Ventoux.
No public transport in the village, car essential. Nearest towns 10 min away
A51 motorway: 18 km exit Forcalquier/la Brillanne/oraison or 30 km exit Manosque
Manosque: 30 min
La Brillanne(ter station):20 min
Avignon (TGV station): 1h45
Aix en Provence (TGV station): 1 hour 15 minutes
Marseille(sea, Marignane airport, tgv station):1h30
Cannes: 3 hours
Gap:45min