Gorges du Verdon

The Verdon Gorge (aka "Grand canyon du Verdon") is a beautiful river canyon. It is about 25 kilometres long and really deep. It was formed by the Verdon river. The most impressive part lies between Castellane and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie. Here the river has cut a ravine to a depth of 700 metres through the limestone mass. Some areas of the canyon are remote and hard to access, the more accesssable areas are very "touristic". Note the many kayaks on the river.