Our campsite is located in Barcelonnette in the southern Alps, in the north-east of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. It is a mountain town nestled at 1135 metres. At the crossroads of Italy, of the Mercantour park, the ski resorts of Pra Loup and Le Sauze, Barcelonnette “La Mexicaine”, will show you its charms, its culture, its history and its landscapes.
In the heart the Ubaye Valley, Barcelonnette will show you its typical streets lined with shops and good restaurants. You will stroll and be carried away by the purity of its landscapes.
The jazz festival in July and the Latin-Mexican festivities in August invite you to a change of scenery.
Located a few minutes away from the Rioclar campsite, you will there enrich you holidays and discover this travel land…
Every year, in July, the “Festival des Enfants du Jazz” takes place in Barcelonnette at the Parc de la Sapinière. A musical rendez-vous not to be missed.
Young people from all over France, teachers and famous musicians close this Festival with 4 concerts. This festival welcomes beautiful headliners with among others :
A musical event that has become a must in the Ubaye Valley.
Every year in August, Barcelonnette changes its face during the Latin Mexican Festival.
On the program, a week of parties, dance, mariachi and salsa! Every street corner will make you travel!
Mexico is put in the spotlight and reminds us of the adventure of those thousands of “barcelonnettes” who went on an adventure in Mexico in the 19th century.
A colorful festival not to be missed!