In which city house near the Gorges du Verdon?

You're going to hike in the Gorges du Verdon? It’s nice, but in which city stay close to the gorges?

The largest canyon in Europe separating the Castellane Prealpes and the Digne Prealpes, the Regional Natural Park of Gorges du Verdon offers breathtaking landscapes with cliffs up to 700 metres above sea level, between the departments of Var (83) and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04). Along the road, there are many must-see sites: the Sublime Point, the Escalés Belvedere, the Mayreste Belvedere, the sublime cornice, the Cavaliers cliff, the Artuby bridge, the balconies of the Mescla. Outdoor Sports Paradise – Swimming, canoë-kayak , climbing, paragliding, rafting , jump to elastic and Aquatic hiking - Thousands of visitors flock there every year, starting from Lac de Sainte-Croix or Rougon.

Where are you looking to stay near the Gorges du Verdon? This exceptional site of the south-east of France will fill your desire for nature, between the emerald waters of the Verdon, the majestic and abrupt cliffs of the gorges and the lights that illuminate the site at different times of the day and during the seasons. We went there in July 2018 and was seduced by this site reminding us of our smallness. Here are the cities and villages where to stay around this exceptional site.

Esparron-de-Verdon

Village perched on the rock overlooking the homonymous lake, Esparron-de-Verdon (04) offers a sublime view of the Verdon valley, downstream of the gorges. Many establishments allow you to find a room to stay in Esparron to enjoy the lake and its multiple coves – one of the wildest lakes in Verdon -, close to Gréoux-les-Bains and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie. It is an ideal starting point where to stay around the Gorges du Verdon.

Les Salles-sur-Verdon

By going back in the opposite direction of Verdon, this village of Var on the eastern shores of Lac de Sainte-Croix is home to hotels, lodgings, guest rooms and hostels where to stay next to the Gorges du Verdon. beach Saint-Jacques and the Beach of the view on the Lac de Sainte-Croix allow you to swim and/or rent boats to navigate the lake.

Aiguines

The territory of Aiguines extends over the whole Gorges road, on the Var side. This village dominates the direct access to the Gorges du Verdon: sleeping in Aiguines allows to take the D71 to the southeast, to see the Cirque de Vaumale , the Belvedere of the Plan, Corniche Sublime , the Belvedere Aiguines, to the balcony of the Mescla.

Rougon

The village Rougon has a natural, civil and religious heritage, a point of access to the unmistakable gorge. By coming to rent a room to sleep in Rougon, enjoy the ruins of the castle, the Tusset Bridge crossing the Verdon and the Pont de Carajuan. Staying in Rougon allows you to walk west of the gorges, to admire the Sublime Point, connecting two hiking paths.

La Palud-sur-Verdon

The village La Palud-sur-Verdon (04) is located in the heart of the Gorges du Verdon. Many hotels, holiday homes, hostels and campsites where to stay near the Gorges du Verdon are scattered along the gorge road or in the village.

This is one of the strategic points to explore the Verdon Canyon: the Belvédère de l’Escalès especially taking the D23 to the river. You can go down to the river bed after a hike on the Blanc-Martel trail – 15 kilometers from the Sublime Point to the Maline Chalet – where you can follow the Estellier Bridge by crossing the river. To revive, also take the trail of Bastidon – by the ravine of Mainmorte -, to make a march of more than 1,000 meters of positive denial: weak calves abstain!