Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

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. Some areas of the canyon are remote and hard to access, the more accesssable areas are very "touristic". The busy entrance to the Verdon Gorge seen from the bridge. The Verdon here enters the (man made) "Lac de Sainte-Croix".

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.

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. The Verdon-river seen from the lookout "Balcon de la Mescla". After a hike of several hours, the swimmers have reached the beach down below the "balcon".

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. The Verdon-river seen from the lookout "Balcon de la Mescla". After a hike of several hours, the swimmers have reached the beach down below the "balcon".

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. The Verdon-river seen from the lookout "Balcon de la Mescla".

The village (mostly just named Moustiers) on the entrance of the "Gorges de Verdon", clings onto high cliffs. It even has a waterfall in the middle. No wonder, that it is one of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France". The parish church has this exceptional bell tower seen here. The tower was constructed within the 12th century in "lombardic style". But the best known landmark of Moustiers is not seen here: the star! Since centuries a long chain with a golden star connects both cliffs - and a phantastic story is connected to that star. When we visited Moustiers, the star was "in repair". Some weeks earlier "myshy" took a nice photo of the chain and the star - and there is the full story as well: www.flickr.com/photos/myhsu/4990518112/