Puget-Théniers - Local History
All year roundPuget-Théniers is a town at the crossroads between the roads heading up from Nice to Digne and those connecting Haute-Provence with the Dauphiné and Piedmont. The town has a very unspoilt feel with its old town, square and plane trees.
Timetable
- Departs from Nice at 0850
- Returns to Nice at 1752
- Departs from Digne 0729
- Returns to Digne at 2041
What's included
- Outward travel by train.
- Welcome by the stationmaster and souvenir given to each group member.
- Visit to La Maison de Pays, centre for local crafts and tasting of local produce (selection depends on the season: toast, sandwich, cheese, dessert, fruit and fruit juice).
- Guided tour (hall of frescoes: presentation of the valley through the great historical figures of the locality, history of the Romanesque church and its masterpieces, 13h century streets and façades, the legendary bronze statue 'La Liberté Enchaînée' by Maillol and the installations for the Train des Pignes: turntable, old carriages, etc.).
- Good lunch in a restaurant (starter, main course, dessert, wine and coffee).
- Return travel by train.
Prices
- From Nice
€47.00 / person incl. VAT
(children aged 4 to 10 €27.00)
- From Digne
€56.00 / person incl. VAT
(children aged 4 to 10 €31.00)
Bookings
Minimum group size 15.
Charter trains on request and subject to availability: contact us.
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