Spring's actually a great time for visiting Provence - the temperatures are pleasant and nature is bit greener than summertime. So, after a few days of hiking in the alps, we drove down to what's said to be the sunniest part of France. Provence is probably best known for its purple lavender fields or the bright yellow sunflower fields (both of them not there in the spring time).
We did a little road trip to one of the most scenic places in Europe- The Verdon Gorge (Gorges du Verdon). It’s a river canyon that has massive limestone walls climbing up to 700 meters, and it runs about 25 kilometres. We drove up the rim, walked around, and the views were truly fantastic! Later on while driving along the canyon, the road offered not only amazing views down the cliff but few scary twists and turns, too (well, only if you’re scared on a road that has a 1km drop next to you and no fences).
We did a little road trip to one of the most scenic places in Europe- The Verdon Gorge (Gorges du Verdon). It’s a river canyon that has massive limestone walls climbing up to 700 meters, and it runs about 25 kilometres. We drove up the rim, walked around, and the views were truly fantastic! Later on while driving along the canyon, the road offered not only amazing views down the cliff but few scary twists and turns, too (well, only if you’re scared on a road that has a 1km drop next to you and no fences).
On the way to Verdon, we stopped in a small village called Moustiers. The town lies up on a cliff and has limestone peaks rising just behind it. Beautiful landscapes opened up as we climbed a little pathway up to the church above the town.
The following day we had the Easter celebration at Denis’ grandma, where all the relatives gathered together. We had a lot of good food, drinks and laughs. The day after we took the advantage of the warm, sunny Provençal day, and did a few hours walk from Manosque to Volx through the hills.
On our last whole day we drove to Colorado Provencal, which is located in Rustrel (near Park Naturel réginal du Luberon). It’s an extraordinary place of geologic formations in all shades of red and yellow. We went on a walk there that took us through the chimney formations, caves and bright orange desert. The thing that’s rather random about this place is that it just lies there in the middle of Provence and looks like nothing it’s surrounded by…
It's almost hard to believe how much variety this part of France has...and how it has so many interesting places beyond the lavender fields!
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