After the Gorges du Verdon, the Gorges de la Nesque are the most spectacular canyons in France. The cantilevered tourist road between Ville sur Auzon and Monieux, is a good place from which to admire this imposing, unspoiled canyon, carved out by the Nesque river, extending over 12 kilometres and, in some places, more than 400 metres deep.

Take this superb route and you’ll understand why UNESCO classified the Gorges de la Nesque as a Biosphere Reserve.

An excursion to the Gorges de la Nesque is an opportunity to discover some little-known sites, including lavender fields that extend as far as the eye can see and a 12th century troglodyte chapel at the bottom of the canyon.

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