Le Verdon prend sa source tout près du col d'Allos (Haut Verdon), dans le massif des Trois Evêchés (2819 m). Il va se jeter dans la Durance, près de Vinon-sur-Verdon après avoir parcouru près de 175 kilomètres. Avant de s'engouffrer dans le majestueux canyon que beaucoup connaissent (Les Gorges), le Verdon a façonné une verte vallée pour finir, sillonnant entre lacs et plateaux. Cinq lacs de retenue miroitent ces beautés. Le pays du Verdon doit son nom à la couleur émeraude si particulière des rivières et de ses lacs qui s'étalent sur l'ensemble de la région.
The region, between Castellane and the lake of Sainte-Croix, is called the gorges du Verdon. It's divided in 3 distict parts :
The Gorges du Verdon are narrow and deep : from 250 to 700 m deep, and from 6 to 100 m wide for the Verdon river itself, and 200 to 1 500 m from one side to the other at the top of the gorges.
The éditions Guérin published an amazing book by Bernard Vaucher on the climbers in the Verdon who fell in love with its breathtaking cliffs back in the 70’s, and these climbers opened among the most unlikely practicable climbing spots.
A true opera glorifying the Gorges du Verdon, this book can be read online on the website of the Editions Guérin (or bought for those who like good books).
‘’The essential is the quality of an emotion which does not gets old throughout the years even though the show repeats itself and thus became familiar.
A stay in a Gîte de France, here's a gift idea which is quite uncommon and that will certainly make the beneficiary more than happy !
Haute Provence Luberon
We've gathered for you all the housings labelled Gîtes de France for less than 3 months. A good occasion to discover some new adresses of the Gîtes de France in the Alpes de Haute-Provence, whatever the type of accomodation your looking for : gîte, bed and breakfast, group gîte, city break ...
LE CORNEC
Panda Gîte, renovated mas, in a typical Provencal village.
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