Page 209 - Lonely Planet France’s Best Trips (Travel Guide)

Foothills of the
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Alps 18

This exhilarating outdoor adventure links two gorgeous, wild
landscapes – the high green meadows and peaks of the Vercors,
and the rugged canyon country of the Alpes de Haute-Provence.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

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475KM / 295 MILES
Lans-en-Vercors
Escape to green meadows, GREAT FOR…
limestone peaks and
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breathtaking gorges
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BEST TIME TO GO
June and September,
110 km for good weather
without peak summer
Chichilianne
A hiker's favourite since crowds.
1492, below awe-inspiring
Mont Aiguille ESSENTIAL
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Sisteron # The dizzying view of
the Gorges du Verdon
from Belvédère de
l’Escale.
320 km
Moustiers-Ste-Marie BEST FAMILY
Lavender-scented # 7 # # # K HIKE
gateway to Europe's
Grand Canyon # The high-country loop
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Gorges du Verdon from La Molière, near
Lans-en-Vercors.
Location Caption details to go hereges du Verdon Paddlers on the Verdon River
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