Verdon Gorge

E777020
natural landmark river canyon tourist attraction

Verdon Gorge is a spectacular limestone canyon in southeastern France, renowned for its turquoise river, dramatic cliffs, and popularity for hiking, climbing, and water sports.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Verdon Regional Natural Park 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf natural landmark ⓘ
river canyon ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
approximateElevationRange from about 500 to over 1000 metres above sea level ⓘ
country France ⓘ
drainsInto Lake of Sainte-Croix NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecosystemType Mediterranean mountain environment ⓘ
formedBy fluvial erosion by the Verdon River ⓘ
geologicalComposition limestone ⓘ
hasCliffHeight up to about 700 metres ⓘ
hasColorCharacteristic emerald-green water ⓘ
hasTouristSeasonPeak summer ⓘ
knownFor canyoning ⓘ
dramatic cliffs ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
rafting ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
scenic driving routes ⓘ
turquoise river ⓘ
water sports ⓘ
landformType canyon ⓘ
gorge ⓘ
length approximately 25 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn southeastern France ⓘ
locatedInDepartment Alpes-de-Haute-Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ
Var NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedNear Castellane NERFINISHED ⓘ
Moustiers-Sainte-Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumDepth approximately 700 metres ⓘ
notableViewpoint Balcons de la Mescla NERFINISHED ⓘ
Point Sublime NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Verdon Regional Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularActivity boat tours ⓘ
hiking along the rim ⓘ
paragliding ⓘ
sport climbing ⓘ
via ferrata ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus regional natural park ⓘ
recreationalUse outdoor sports destination ⓘ
region Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ
river Verdon River NERFINISHED ⓘ
scenicRoute D952 road NERFINISHED ⓘ
Route des Crêtes NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismImportance major tourist attraction in Provence ⓘ
watercourseThrough Verdon River NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Verdon River → flowsThrough → Verdon Gorge ⓘ
Verdon River → forms → Verdon Gorge ⓘ
Draguignan → locatedNear → Verdon Gorge ⓘ
Gorges du Verdon (part) → partOf → Verdon Gorge ⓘ
Gorges du Verdon (part) → partOf → Verdon Gorge ⓘ
this entity surface form: Verdon Regional Natural Park