{"id":662,"date":"2013-05-26T22:32:15","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T20:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miles-around.de\/?p=662"},"modified":"2023-04-02T14:39:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T12:39:16","slug":"verdon-gorge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miles-around.de\/en\/reiseziele\/europa\/frankreich\/verdonschlucht\/","title":{"rendered":"Verdon Gorge"},"content":{"rendered":"

After spending the first night in our apartment quite well, we set off early in our rental car toward the Verdon Gorge. We thought the breathtaking scenery would only await us there, but the drive there was simply amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Our<\/a>
Our rental car<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Castle<\/a>
Castle ruins in the mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"mountain<\/a>
mountain village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Castellane \u2013 starting point for our tour along the Verdon Gorge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To begin our tour along the French canyon (one of the largest in Europe), we drove to Castellane. The wild Verdon River is ideal for rafting, among other activities, and there were already a few boats lined up along the river. We watched the preparations from a small bridge at the entrance to the town. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time to see them start.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Verdon<\/a>
Verdon National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We began our tour through the approximately 21 km long and up to 700 m deep canyon. Our first stop was the "Pont de Solleil" viewpoint. Small but beautiful. First, it should be mentioned that you don't have to stop only at the designated spots. Sometimes just a small pull-over on the side of the road offers a much more interesting view!<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Pont<\/a>
Pont de sublime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Pont de sublime (Verdon Gorge)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After that, we headed a bit off the main route to the "Pont de sublime." Various hiking trails also start from here. Since we're not just traveling, but geocachers, we naturally also looked for caches nearby. And lo and behold, there's even one at this viewpoint. So we headed off into the undergrowth next to the road. The search ended at a rock face about 100 meters high. Oh, but wait, how are you supposed to get up there? None of us are good at climbing that kind of thing. So we trotted off again \u2013 without the cache we found. When we got back to the circular route by car, we discovered that there was a parking lot for the "Pont de sublime." According to the GPS, the cache was very close again, so we set off. This time it worked, as we were now on the cliffs and we picked up the cache right at the edge. The view from up here was simply amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sitting on the edge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

After this success, we continued with great enthusiasm. A very special stretch is Route 23, which runs directly along the canyon. There are so many viewpoints here that you could stop and see if you wanted to. In midsummer, these roads are very busy, and parking spaces quickly fill up. In any case, you should drive carefully and be patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Verdon<\/a>
Verdon Gorge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Verdon<\/a>
Verdon Gorge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Verdon<\/a>
Verdon Gorge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Verdon<\/a>
Verdon Gorge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Verdon<\/a>
Verdon Gorge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At one point, I looked down the gorge and thought to myself how awesome these steep walls must be for climbers. At that moment, the first one came into view. Wow... these people are really brave!<\/p>\n\n\n

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climber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As we drove through the tranquil village of Palude, we returned to the main road. We continued toward the reservoir near the town of Moustier. About halfway there, we saw a waterfall from afar. The water simply cascaded down from the slopes above us. The waterfall was more of a cascade along a cliff crevice, right next to the road!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"waterfall\"<\/a>
waterfall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Water<\/a>
Water rushes down the slopes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"reservoir\"<\/a>
reservoir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Moustier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Moustier is a lovely little tourist town. A river cascades down into the valley right in the center of town, creating lovely little pools by gently damming the water just before the waterfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Moustier\"<\/a>
Moustier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Moustier\"<\/a>
Moustier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Moustier\"<\/a>
Moustier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Moustier\"<\/a>
Moustier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Moustier\"<\/a>
Moustier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For our return trip to Nice, we took the path along the other side of the canyon. You don't see quite as much of the wild Verdon here, but this route is also highly recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Verdon<\/a>
Verdon Gorge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

On the way to Grass, which you have to pass to get to Nice, we drove through a military area. When we saw huge warehouses, we absolutely had to stop and photograph them: tanks and army vehicles as far as the eye could see.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"military<\/a>
military base<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The return trip took a bit longer than planned. The drive through the suburbs of Nice was quite adventurous, trying to avoid ending up on the toll motorway. A few traffic rules were ignored, but the French don't mind that anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are you still looking for a suitable hotel on the C\u00f4te d'Azur?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find a hotel to suit your budget via various online travel agencies such as Agoda, Booking.com<\/a>, ebookers.com<\/a>, Expedia<\/a>, Hotels.com<\/a>, lastminute.com<\/a>, opodo, otel.com or Venere.com.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For us, the Verdon Gorge is definitely a must-see. Online and in travel guides, the Verdon Gorge is often compared to the Grand Canyon (USA). Personally, I don't think this comparison is accurate. The vegetation and rocks reminded me more of Yosemite National Park east of San Francisco.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Die erste Nacht in unserem Apartment hatten wir ganz gut hinter uns gebracht, da starteten wir ganz fr\u00fch mit unserem Mietwagen in Richtung Verdonschlucht. Wir dachten ja, dass uns erst dort eine atemberaubende Landschaft erwartet, doch war schon die Fahrt dorthin einfach toll! Castellane – Startpunkt zu unserer Tour entlang der Verdonschlucht Um unsere Tour 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