The Verdon Gorge
The summer is coming, let’s enjoy a beautiful moment in family & friends in this amazing place, prepare your picnic and be ready to swim, do kayaks & paddle boat on the river with your troupe. The Verdon Gorge (French: Gorges du Verdon) is a river canyon located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is often considered to be one of Europe's most beautiful. It is about 25 km (15.5 mi) long and up to 700 meters (0.4 mi) deep. It was formed by the Verdon River, which is named for its startling turquoise-green color, one of the location's distinguishing characteristics. The most impressive part lies between the towns of Castellane and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, where the river has cut a ravine to a depth of 700 meters through the limestone mass. At the end of the canyon, the Verdon flows into the artificial lake of Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon, named the Lac de Sainte-Croix. As it is close to the French Riviera, the gorge is very popular with tourists, who can drive around its rim, rent kayaks to travel on the river or hike. The limestone walls, which are several hundreds of meters high, attract many rock climbers. It is considered an outstanding destination for multi-pitch climbing. The variety of 1,500 routes encompass cracks, pillars and seemingly endless walls, with a range in distance from 20 meters (65 feet) to over 400 meters (1,300 feet). The climbing is generally of a technical nature. It is often described as earth's second biggest canyon, after the Grand Canyon in the United States. https://youtu.be/00CcKxO0cE0 References Wikipedia Read the full article