Gorges du Verdon

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".