Les Arraches is a geologic curiosity in the Séveraisse Valley of the Écrins Massif. Villar-Loubière, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
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Les Arraches is a geologic curiosity in the Séveraisse Valley of the Écrins Massif. Villar-Loubière, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Les Arraches is a sedimentary rock within a crystalline mountain. Villar-Loubière, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
In the Upper Bléone Valley, there is a visually striking site, named Beau Clue, where the geology is revealing folds of black marl interspersed with light-colored limestone layers. The southern Alps abound with such geologic curiosities. Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
The American West on the French Riviera. Saint-Pilon Peak in the Estérel Massif. Saint-Raphaël, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Provençal Colorado. This seemingly natural site is actually the product of man and nature, it is an historic ocher quarry. The striking variations of red colors are due to the iron oxides this sandy layer contains. The ore extracted was refined to produce a pigment to be used in a wide range of products. This golden age lasted from 1890 until its demise in 1930 with the introduction of synthetic dyes. Nowadays, this site is popular with hikers. Rustrel, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Bleeding Earth. In the Vionène Valley of the Mercantour Massif, a landslide has removed acres of forest revealing the red rock underneath, which is in sharp contrast against the green of the trees. Las Chalanchas, Roubion, Mercantour Alps, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Verdon River at the bottom of the Verdon Gorge viewed from a height of 330 meters. La Palud-sur-Verdon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Large boulders of red pelite scattered on the riverbed of the Var river. Gorges de Daluis, Guillaumes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
The waterfall of Sillans-la-Cascade is a hidden gem. Its waters fed by the Bresque River plunge from a height of 44 meters. Sillans-la-Cascade, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Vallon de Challandre is one of the most (if not the most) picturesque canyon in the southern Alps. This hidden gem is known only to people involved in canyoning. The reddish color is due to the high iron oxyde content in the pelite rock. Vallon de Challandre is an affluent of the Cians River. Beuil, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
The Cians River has carved an impressive canyon through the red pelite rock. Unlike the Vallon de Challandre, it is easy for sightseeing as there is a road alongside its entire length. The Cians is an affluent of the Var. Beuil, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Lake Serre-Ponçon is a reservoir that gathers the waters of the Durance and the Ubaye Rivers. The waters are dammed by the Serre-Ponçon Dam. Completed in 1961, the multipurpose dam was to generate power, irrigate farmland and regulate the powerful floods of the Durance River. And tourism has continued to grow ever since. Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Port Grimaud is an idyllic man-made marina in the famed Gulf of Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera. This aquatic town, nicknamed the “Venice of Provence,” was built on a huge coastal marsh in the late 1960s. Each private home has its own mooring, some of which can accommodate boats up to 40-meter-long, there are a total of 14 kilometers of quays. Grimaud, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Heraclea Marina (capacity: 1200 boats on 4 hectares). Cavalaire-sur-Mer, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Marina of Menton. Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Saint-Tropez is a popular tourist destination on the French Riviera. In 1956, this sleeping fishing village came to prominence with the release of the movie And God Created Woman. This film starring actress Brigitte Bardot was entirely shot in Saint-Tropez and the surrounding countryside. This is an authentic village of Provence with a marina where yachts (up to 70-meter-long) are ostentatiously moored a few meters away from the crowded sidewalk and cafes. Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Marina of Sainte-Maxime. Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Port-Fréjus. Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Cap Taillat. Ramatuelle and la Croix-Valmer, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
The Estérel Massif is a coastal, mountainous area between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes. It is noted for its rugged landscape of deep red rhyolite (a volcanic rock of granitic composition). Many dream homes, most often vacation homes, dot the landscape in Le Trayas. Saint-Raphaël, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.