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| 1622 Aiguines: 1. Gorges du Verdon; 2. Lake of Sainte-Croix; 3. Château d'Aiguines and the Church Saint-Jean. |
Between sky and water, in the heart of a wonderful wild natural landscape, the village of Aiguines, situated at the entrance to the Gorges du Verdon, at the foot of Grand Marges (1577m), overlooks the turquoise blue waters of the Lake of Sainte-Croix. The Gorges Du Verdon is often considered to be one of Europe's most beautiful, and also the biggest (50km). The most impressive part lies between the towns of Castellane and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, where the river has cut a ravine to a depth of 700m through the limestone of Haute Provence plateau. At the end of the canyon, the Verdon River flows into the artificial Lake of Sainte-Croix, formed between 1971 and 1974.
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