One Foot Abroad Second Floor, 16/17 Suffolk Street SELF-GUIDED DeDublin 2,tIrealandiled trip file DEEPEST CANYON IN EUROPE (700 M) UK: +44 (0)20 3411 0701 FAMOUS HIKE IN THE CANYON Ireland: +353 (0)1 687 2141 TURQUOISE GREEN WATER USA: +1 916 287 8651 REGIONAL NATURAL PARK France: +33 (0)1 82 88 31 76
[email protected] O Summary A Magnificent and wild landscape characterised by its preserved nature and turquoise waters. Les Gorges du Verdon, also called "Le Grand Canyon du Verdon" or Verdon Canyon, define the border between the département Var and Alpes de Haute Provence. The Verdon River carved a deep canyon into the limestone cliffs here for about 21 km. It is much smaller than the Grand Canyon but it's Europe's deepest. This is a nature conservation area, the Parc Naturel Regional du Verdon. The Parc Naturel Régional du Verdon was inaugurated in 1997 finally recognising and officially protecting the special nature of the region. Les Gorges du Verdon is not only an exceptional natural site, we find a lot of beautiful typical villages through the Verdon River. Villages and towns of character such as Riez-la-Romaine, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Castellane, Entrevaux or Annot ( the villages ranked as "villages et cités de caractère") unfold on the hills covered with oaks, vineyards and orchards. La Palud sur Verdon is heaven on heart for climbers from all over the world, Castellane is an exceptional site, overlooked by Notre- Dame-du-Roc or Entrevaux, a medival town, has kept its ramparts and its citadel built by Vaudan.