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Natural wonders · Haute-Corse
La vallée du Fango
The Corsican river Fango offers magnificent panoramas, between waterfalls, pools and slides...
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Carved by glacial torrents, karst rivers or ancient rivers, French valleys offer some of the most varied natural landscapes in the country: wild pastures of the Queyras, the Corsican gorges of the Fango, the mineral cirque of the Restonica or a secret vale in the Cévennes.
This selection brings together valleys still unspoilt by mass tourism, where hiking is often the only way to truly discover them.
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Natural wonders · Hautes-Alpes
La vallée de la Clarée
The Clarée valley is a wild and authentic site very close to Italy in the Briançonnais.
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Natural wonders · Hautes-Alpes
Vallée du Queyras
Enclosed between high Alpine summits, the Queyras valley keeps a traditional mountain habitat and a regional nature park renowned for its preserved landscapes. Hiking in summer, Nordic skiing in winter, it appeals by its authenticity.
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Waterfalls · Haute-Corse
Gorges de la Restonica
The Restonica river rises at 1,711 m altitude in the Rotondo massif, not far from Corte, in Haute-Corse.
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Natural wonders · Puy-de-Dôme
Vallée de Chaudefour
This glacial valley, protected since 1991, holds rare flora and discreet fauna, including chamois, at the foot of the Puy de Sancy. Its spectacular relief, bristling with volcanic pinnacles, makes it one of the most popular nature reserves in Auvergne.
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Natural wonders · Hautes-Alpes
La vallée de Freissinières
The Freissinières valley, 25 km from Briançon and 35 km from Italy, lies at the crossroads of an astonishing and varied region.
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Natural wonders · Alpes-Maritimes
La vallée des Merveilles et de Fontanalba
In the heart of the Mercantour National Park and at the foot of the "sacred mountain" of Bégo (2,872 m), the Vallée des Merveilles and that of Fontanalba shelter the largest ensemble of protohistoric rock engravings in the world (several tens of thousands recorded) in a landscape shaped by the…
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Natural wonders · Lozère
Le vallon de l'Urugne et le Sabot de Malepeyre
The Urugne valley owes its originality to a succession of dolomitic pinnacles, cliffs, caverns and natural arches including the famous "sabot de la Malepeyre".
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Natural wonders · Charente
La vallée des Eaux-Claires
In the commune of Puymoyen, the Eaux-Claires valley is bordered by high cliffs suited to climbing.
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