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Sainte Croix du Verdon
A village and a lake on the Verdon | TOURIST INFORMATION |
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 MORE ABOUT THIS PERCHED VILLAGEThis little Provencal village full of light and colour, built on a rocky promontory, overlooks the artificial lake of Sainte-Croix Fontaine l’Evêque filled in 1973. Located at the end of the famous Gorges du Verdon, 14 km long and 2 km wide, the lake covers the former Verdon valley over a surface area of 2.200 hectares and comes up to the lower part of the village.
Above the turquoise blue waters which are a paradise for bathers, fishermen and those who are keen on water sports, the old stone walls of the old village go well with the broom which covers the slope down to the lake.
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HERITAGE |
- Church : XVIth century.
- Picturesque old village houses.
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LEISURE ACTIVITIES |
- Base de loisirs : rental of electric boats, canoes, kayaks, pedalos, windsurfers, surf bikes.
- Sailing school : AVN04. Tel. 04.92.77.76.51. http://asso.ffv.fr/AVN04
- Société nautique. Tel. 04.92.77.84.16. Hikes: marked paths and mountain bike trails.
- Tennis.
- Volleyball.
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MAIN EVENTS |
- Fête de la Saint-Sauveur : 6th August.
- Fête de la Sainte-Croix : 14th September.
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FOR THE FAMILY |
- Day care centre. Tel. 04.92.77.76.66.
- CDay camp : 5 to 10. Tel. 04.92.77.78.19.
- Club Cool : from 11. Tel. 04.92.77.73.74.
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OTHER INFORMATION |
- Altitude : 525 m.
- Population : 102 inhabitants.
- To get here :
- by road : from the south A51 motorway Saint-Paul-lez-Durance exit then Vinon-sur-Verdon and Gréoux-les-Bains ; from the norht A51 motorway then Valensole and Riez.
- by train : Manosque SNCF station.
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