art en chemin
Cultural tourism with low environmental impact
Our stays are available on request all year round, whether you’re on your own or in a group. Don’t hesitate to contact us to plan your stay and join a group in training.

To art refuges in Haute-Provence
Exceptional itinerant hike to discover the art refuges of Andy Goldsworthy. With a night in a bivouac in the art refuges.
Duration: 6 days
Price: Starting at €830
Level : 3 /5
Next departure:April 27, 2027
Details: see the stay sheet
Our stays are available on request all year round, whether you’re on your own or in a group. Don’t hesitate to contact us to plan your stay and join a group in training.
art en chemin
Accompany you to the world’s largest open-air museum
With Art en Chemin, let yourself be guided along the paths of the largest open-air art museum. Whether you’re looking for an immersive holiday, a day trip or a cultural break, there are many ways to walk or hike with us.
In the heart of the UNESCO Geopark of Haute-Provence, we accompany you for a day or a longer stay to discover the exceptional collection of mountain art at the Gassendi Museum, set amid the magnificent landscapes of the Digne-les-Bains region.
In 2024, as part of a LEADER project, Art en Chemin was supported by Europe and the Departmental Council of the Alpes de Haute-Provence to help make the Gassendi Museum’s Mountain Art collection a tourist destination.
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To help you discover the cultural and natural wonders of our region
Founded in 2012, Art en Chemin brings together mountain professionals and independent accommodation providers, trained and certified by the Gassendi Museum in Digne-les-Bains to accompany the public in discovering its unique collection of mountain art:
A team of mountain guides, able to propose hikes adapted to your adapted to your level and interests in the breathtaking landscapes of the UNESCO Geopark of Haute-Provence
Hostesses to welcome you for a night and a meal; fine connoisseurs of the works, able to guide you towards them… while sharing local cuisine.
Others art and nature enthusiasts who have chosen to come together to work, share their practices, train… to bring you the most beautiful of discoveries.

our formulas
Whether you are an art lover or a nature enthusiast, Art en Chemin and the Art en Montagne collection welcome you for a unique experience.
Here, art has never been so close to you.
Starry nights at the museum – Itinerant stays
In our magnificent landscapes, art becomes a bridge between humans and nature. As you walk, you will discover that the most precious work of art is often the one we carry within ourselves. Starry nights at the museum invite you to set off on a journey through the UNESCO Geopark of Haute-Provence and enjoy the unique experience of sleeping in nature, next to a work of art in the mountains.

Les Esca(rt)pades – day discovery
Let yourself be carried away by an artistic discovery that respects nature. Every step is an encounter, every landscape a living canvas.
For one day, in the magnificent landscapes of Haute-Provence, the esca(rt)pades will take you to see works and artists from the Gassendi Museum’s unique Art in the Mountains collection.

Comfort, art and nature – Star stay
Well-being breaks designed to allow you to visit the collection at your own pace. Take the time to savor every moment!
Our “Comfort, art and nature” stays offer you the cocoon of pampered accommodationthat we’ll come back to every evening, combined with day walks in the footsteps of one or more works of art in the mountains.

School trips and outings
Live an artistic, natural and offbeat discovery : an extraordinary experience offered to your students.
Art en Chemin offers day trips (from kindergarten to high school – PassCulture referencing) as well as school trips, with accommodation in a campsite or accommodation centre; On the program: artistic and scientific discoveries, history, environmental education, hiking and land art.
Turnkey or tailor-made outings and stays with the teachers.

Our Trips Planned for 2027
The only thing missing is you
All our outings and stays are available on request for groups. You can also register individually for the stays and dates suggested below.

TO ART REFUGES IN HAUTE-PROVENCE
Set in the exceptional landscapes of Haute-Provence, this tour is an invitation to a dialogue between science, art and nature. Through a sensitive walk, we’ll get as close as possible to the secret world of the ancients, and follow in the illustrious footsteps of the philosopher Pierre Gassendi.
Duration: 6 Days and 5 Nights
Price: Starting at €830 per person
Level 3/5, For hikers in good physical condition.
Next departure: April 27, 2027
Availability: April 1 to November 30