Hotel du Grand Canyon du Verdon
Travel Blogs from Aiguines
Boared at Le Château d’Astros
The first part of this lazy day was spent playing with Feelie, a neighborhood dog who visited us on the terrasse. Where did he get that singular name, you might well ask. Well, we did. Carole said that the neighbors told her that the year that they registered their new dog, all dogs' names had to begin with an "F." Seems unlikely to me, but that's what they told her, and if it were true anywhere it ...
We awaken to Provençal birdsong
... goes: olive oil, alkaline ash from burned seaweed, and salty water from the Mediterranean Sea are mixed up in ancient 8-ton caldrons. The soap-to-be is boiled for 10 days, then poured into open pits to cool. When the glop is semi-solid it’s cut into cubes, stamped, and set out in the Provencal sun and mistral winds to dry. The entire process can take a month. So now you know.
Carole and Manfred invited neighbors Felix, Ina, and ...
Nice Place Shame about the Weather - Tim
We awoke at the Carajuan campsite to another grey cloudy looking day. We had planned to walk at least part of the gorge but the wetaher was looking decidedly dodgy. Aftre some discussion between Cj and myself and a chat with a very chatty english outdoor activites teacher was was staying at the campsite we decided to have a look at at least part of the walk. So we packed up and ...
Good weather and vistas (Tim)
... after reading all the Info. Decided to stay at the La Palud Sur Verdon municipal campsite. The town was very busy so we carried on to the campsite to find to our annoyance that it was closed for the season despite the info. We had been given. We therefore continued down the mountain to Rougon at which point the road became very narrow but eventually arrived at he delightful Carajuan campsite set alongside the ...
Gorgeous
... the back of a massive tractor, or hanging out the washing.
Many of the houses have lines of irises standing proud outside, as if they are on sentry duty. Mostly of the purple variety, reminiscent of a van Gogh painting, although a few had yellow ones too.
The mountains were steep on our offside, and thankfully hair-netted for safety, to catch the frequent falls of rock. With the recent weather, there were several large rockfalls yet to be cleared up... that must be a ...
Location
Map this hotelMore great choices in Aiguines
Search for more deals in Aiguines
Travelers also recommend:
TripAdvisor Reviews Hotel du Grand Canyon du Verdon Aiguines
