Natural features
Gorges du Verdon
Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Europe's largest canyon, up to 700 m deep, carved by the turquoise Verdon river through the limestone of Provence.
Natural features in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, France
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Porquerolles
Hyères, Var
A car-free island off Hyères, part of the Port-Cros National Park, with pine woods, vineyards, cliffs and some of the most beautiful beaches in Franc…
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Route des Crêtes and Cap Canaille, Cassis
Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône
A spectacular road along the top of the highest sea cliffs in mainland France, from Cassis to La Ciotat.
Natural features
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Lagnes, Vaucluse
The mysterious source of the River Sorgue, a deep pool at the foot of a 230-metre cliff, one of the largest springs in the world.
Natural features
Roussillon and the Ochre Trail
Apt, Vaucluse
A hilltop village in the Luberon, painted in every shade of red, orange and yellow from the ochre quarried here for centuries.
Natural features
Valensole lavender fields
Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
The Valensole plateau in Provence is covered with lavender fields that turn the land purple from about late June to mid-July, with rows stretching to…