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Verdon canyon or Gorges du Verdon are at 1 hour from  Le Clos Geraldy, charming guest house with pool and Spa.

The Gorges du Verdon is the largest canyon in Europe. The most sensational are its cliffs. They range from 250 meters to 700 meters. Its width ranges from 6 to 100 meters. And even from 200 to 1500 meters at the top of the gorges.

Its river rises at 2,819 meters at the Allos Pass. Then it joined the Durance at Vinon sur Verdon. Its total route is 175 kms. It offers breathtaking scenery! And you can practice many activities there.

In addition, to the south we find Lake Esparron. And the other gate of the gorge is the village of Montmeyan.

Indeed it is an ideal place for swimming, or white water sports. You can picnic, go pedal boating but also canoe or kayak.

The highlight of the visit is certainly the spectacle of the wild landscapes of the lower gorges in an electric boat. Noiselessly with the clicking of water as a companion, the scrolling images leave you speechless.

One can also, of course, make many hikes there. From the easiest to the most difficult.

And we can provide you all information and itinerary for going there, even an electric boat rental.

Visit Castle of If in Marseille … nothing could be easier from the charming guest rooms in Provence Le Clos Geraldy.

Visit Castle of If, it’s only 45 minutes by car from (plus the 15-minute boat trip) Le Clos Geraldy, charming B&B in Provence at St Maximin la Ste Baume.

But what is this castle? François 1st assigned him a triple goal. Protect the French Mediterranean coast from an invasion. Then to cover the exits and the anchorage to the fleet of royal galleys. And finally to monitor Marseille, attached to the Kingdom of France in 1480.

But it also becomes a state prison. Opponents of power were imprisoned there from 1580 and until 1871, led by Protestants and Republicans.

Finally, it is a world famous mythical place. Alexandre Dumas published Le Comte de Monte-Cristo in 1844. If is the place of detention of the hero, Edmond Dantès. The novel is a huge success: translated around the world, twenty-three films are inspired by it.

When you disembark from the shuttle, you are immediately impressed by the building. When you discover the jails and imagine that people have been locked up there for a long time, too. Finally we discover that some cells had “a certain comfort” with fireplace, window, to accommodate “prisoners of mark”.

Cotignac is a very pretty village in Provence, located not far from Le Clos Geraldy, charming guest house in Prtrovence with pool ans Spa.

It stands spectacularly at the foot of a majestic rock from which falls a waterfall.

The old center, built at the foot of the cliff, presents visitors with old facades from the 17th and 18th centuries. There are also, as in many villages in Provence, old alleys. But also ironwork and stone ornaments, testimony to a rich past. Without forgetting many fountains of fresh and clear water.

Cotignac, otherwise known as the “petit saint tropez du var” because of the number of celebrities who have a home there.

The rock, which stretches over 400m, is an astonishing sight. The sun by moving the shadows constantly changes its appearance. And brings out gigantic stalactites, ledges, and deep crevices. The whole overhanging of 80m the houses built at its feet.

You can visit a cave house and the high gardens.

The long main square is dotted with restaurants in the shade of hundred-year-old plane trees. The village is also home to the sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces where the Holy Family appeared.

There are very often beautiful flea markets, antiques and multiple events such as the quince festival.

Fayence and the lake of St Cassien, it is a beautiful stroll from Le Clos Geraldy charming guest house in Provence with pool and Spa.

Fayence and the lake of st cassien are about an hour’s drive away.

The village is part of the hilltop villages circuit. Among these we note among others: Montauroux, Caillan, Tanneron, Tourrette, Mons, Bargeme and Seillans.

On the hillside, between sea and mountains, this is an example of a typically Provençal landscape that is worth seeing.

You can see pretty fountains, beautiful restored doors, porches and vaulted arches. Without forgetting the ramparts and the Saracen gate with its machicolations at the bottom of the village.

You can have a panoramic view of the whole plain by climbing up to the Clock Tower. Indeed, 360 ° breathtaking on the roofs of the village and the magnificent landscapes of the country of Fayence.

Other possible visits are

• Chapel of Our Lady of the Cypresses,
• Four du Mitan,
• Church of Saint John the Baptist
• Agricultural Ecomuseum.

You can also do what is called, the Mimosa Route – in bloom at the end of winter. Finally Fayence is known for its gliding center which organizes the Open International Glider

We can also give you all advices ans itinery for visiting this area.

Martigues, the little Venice of Provence, is an one hour drive from Le Clos Geraldy, he charming guest house in Provence.

This little Provençal Venice is a city full of flowers. It sits on the water at the edge of the Etang de Berre.

The city goes to the sea by the Caronte channel. It also draws its charm from its canals and islands.

Every year in mid-September, you can discover wonderful costumes during the Martigues Carnival.. Also called Flâneries aux Miroir.

You can follow the strolls and take photos and videos of the characters dressed in neatly dressed and dressed. The costumes are beautiful. They are made locally and take hundreds of hours to design and manufacture.

Apart from this event, you can walk in the alleys of the city or along its canals. You can sometimes see jousting boats there.

If you wish, you can also dine at one of the many restaurants located along the canals. You will have a superb view of the pointus, these typically Marseille boats.

The atmosphere is romantic. The dishes you taste there are Provençal gastronomy. Then, join the blue coast, very close to Carry le Rouet or Sausset les Pins.

Le Clos Geraldy can provide you, if you wish all information and itinerary to visit that area.

There are beaches near Marseille, opposite the Calanques. They are at 1 hour from Le Clos Geraldy, charming guest house in Provence.

These beaches near Marseille are part of the blue coast. It takes it’s name from its water, which ranges from turquoise to deep blue.

They extend from the coast of the Gulf of Fos sur Mer to the west of the Phocaean city. In the Estaque district.

In addition, it keeps a very wild and preserved aspect. With its small limestone coves and Mediterranean vegetation.

It stretches over 22 km, with pine forests, ports and beaches. A unique landscape, intact flora and fauna.

There are the municipalities of Rove, Carry le Rouet, Sausset les Pins, very popular with locals and visitors.

You can discover the fishing port of Niolon, the Madrague de Gignac, Petit and Grand Méjean. And also the salt water creeks in Carry-le-Rouet.

Or the fishing port of Carro and the coves of the Crown. Long landscaped walks, open to all, including people with reduced mobility, run along the sea and the coast road.

Of course Le Clos Geraldy, can provide you, if you whish any additional information and itinerary to discover this area. Our guest house, is indeed the best location for visiting all Provence treasures.

Visit the Massif des Maures, at 1 hour 30 minutes from Le Clos Geraldy, charming guest house in Provence, means traveling a magnificent winding road.

Visit the Massif des Maures also means stopping at the Monastery of La Verne. This marvelous building is lost in the middle of the vegetation.

Close to the typical village of Collobrières – regional capital of chestnuts, this former priory has been listed as a historic monument since 1921.

It is built on a rocky promontory. High ramparts built to limit external intrusions. The serpentine stone door – volcanic marble from the Massif des Maures, is monumental.

In the 17th century this stone adorned the whole monastery. It is extracted in a nearby village, in Cogolin, in the quarry of La Môle.

In addition, since 1983, the building has housed a community of nuns from Bethlehem, Ascension and St Bruno. Some sisters make porcelain and sandals which they sell to the public.

And the Chartreuse de la Verne can also be visited all year round.

As for Collobrières, there is an annual chestnut festival where hundreds of exhibitors offer a variety of products made from this fruit. You can also taste local specialties such as chestnut ice cream, candied chestnuts or chestnut jams at any time.

Visit provencal colorado, at 90 minutes from Le Clos Geraldy, charming guest house at St Maximin la Ste Baume is a wonder.

Visit Colorado Provencal is driving to the Luberon, to Rustrel.

This village is nestled on the hillside and leans against the Albion plateau.

There is a beautiful 17th century castle. Its cliffs are so called because they are ocher in color. It is a magical and unique place. Dug in the ocher deposits of the Pays d’Apt, it is a succession of open-pit mines.

They are now fitted out for walking. There are several shades, about 20, eroded and fairy chimneys.

This chaotic landscape is the result of erosion on the crumbly orange and yellow ocher that makes up the soil.

Also you can walk around there, after putting your vehicle in the parking lot, and go from surprise to surprise, from color to color.

If this tempts you, you can also go a few kilometers away and visit Roussillon and its ocher quarries.

Slightly different but just as magical. The colors that you will come across are amazing and will allow you to make great shots or video.

For both sites, we recommend that you go either in the early morning or at the end of the day, both to avoid overcrowding and for better light.

a hike at sormiou means changing the world and being in a corner of paradise.

At about 1 hour from Le CLOS GERALDY charming B&B in Provence with Pool and Spa, there is the very beautiful calanque of Sormiou.

It is part of Marseille. it can be reached either on foot in summer or by car in low season. Access – which is not easy, is in itself already a hike through the scrubland.

They say it is the most beautiful of Calanques. In any case, it is a pure wonder. It is also a very popular spot for scuba diving.

There you will find a small sandy beach. Whith a lot of people in high season. There are also sheds and a small boat launch.

It should be noted that the entrance to the car park is chargeable all year round.

a hike at sormiou is on the right a small path leads to Cape Town, passing over two small coves. Then we reach Cap Redon with not far the Grotte du Capèlan. This has the particularity of having 3 entrances, one of which is only accessible with safety equipment.

On the left of the calanque, the path takes a fairly wide path to the small port. Then it passes over two small pebble beaches before tackling the ascent of the Morgiou ridge. Coming out of the cove at the left end is the prehistoric Cosquer cave.

In the latter, there are nearly five hundred painted and engraved representations. Horse, aurochs, bison, deer, megaceros, ibex, chamois, saiga antelope. And for the first and only time, representations of marine animals: penguin, fish, seal and jellyfish.