The Verdon river originates near the col d’Allos in the Trois Evêchés massif at nearly 3000m elevation. After a 175 km journey, the Verdon flows into the Durance river near Vinon-sur-Verdon.

The Verdon gorges separate the departments of Alpes de Haute Provence to the north and the Var to the south.   A pleasant way to discover the canyon is on a boat from the Galetas bridge.

The Route des Crêts (D23), a twenty kilometre loop out of La Palud sur Verdon, offers some of the most breathtaking panoramic viewpoints of the canyon.   Late morning on a sunny day is a good time to see the gryphon vultures circling overhead. The vultures were re-introduced ten years ago and the current population is nearly a hundred-strong in the Verdon.

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