Dinosaur fossils, a Roman site and marked trails give Fox-Amphoux a variety of attractions. You can plan your stay around your interests, whether they lie more in natural history, heritage or walking. Specific places to visit include the DinoFox Museo, the Church of Notre-Dame de l’Assomption and the Le trésor du petit peuple trail.
Dinosaur Fossils at the DinoFox Museo
The DinoFox Museo is a free municipal museum dedicated to the 75-million-year-old dinosaur fossils discovered in Fox-Amphoux. It is located in the former cooperative winery on Place de la mairie. Visitor arrangements may change; check access information before your visit.
The exhibition includes life-size reconstructions of Provençal dinosaurs and fossil skeletons, including the impressive skeleton of a carnivore. Authentic local fossils and interactive educational media are also part of the display. Reconstructions, finds and interpretive materials offer different ways to explore the subject: you can view extinct animals as vivid replicas and compare them with the surviving fossils. As the exhibition may change, check which exhibits are currently on display before your visit.
Roman History and Religious Art
A significant Roman site was excavated at the Le Logis and Clastres dig sites in the 1960s. The work uncovered an ancient villa and an ancient temple. This discovery reaches far back into Fox-Amphoux’s past and stands as a historical highlight alongside the town’s much older dinosaur history.
The Church of Notre-Dame de l’Assomption houses an old altarpiece, several gilded wooden statues and a crucifix believed to date from the 17th century. The date of the crucifix is treated with caution: it is attributed to the 17th century, but this is not certain. Fox-Amphoux is home to both archaeological evidence of a Roman site and works of religious art, though these do not represent the same era or type of discovery.
Walking: A Treasure Hunt or a Chapel Trail
Le trésor du petit peuple is a 4.5-kilometre walking trail with an approximate duration of two hours and 15 minutes. It is very easy and marked with yellow waymarkers and Randonner Autrement signs. The route offers a treasure hunt for children aged four and up and passes the Chapelle Saint-Ulfar. Trail conditions can change seasonally; check them before setting out.
Another route description follows a paved path lined with wayside shrines down to the Chapelle Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours, which is set in a cave. The names of the two chapels are easy to distinguish: Saint-Ulfar lies on the Le trésor du petit peuple walking trail, while the paved descent leads to the cave of Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours. The treasure hunt has a stated distance and approximate walking time; no equivalent figures are given here for the descent to the chapel. You can choose a route based on the experiences specifically described, without treating the two routes as one and the same.
Panoramic Views at Vieux Fox
At Vieux Fox, there are panoramic views of the surrounding hamlets and more distant mountain ranges. This viewpoint adds a landscape perspective to the historical themes: while the museum and archaeological sites tell of times past, here the focus is on the surrounding area. If you want to combine several interests, Fox-Amphoux offers a range of themes to explore—from fossils and Roman history to church art, walking trails and panoramic views.
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