What is there to visit in the Verdon Lakes and Gorges region?

Numerous museographic or natural spaces are present on our territory such as the Musée des Tourneurs sur bois in Aiguines, the parc and the grottes troglodytiques in Villecroze, L'Art en jouet in Bauduen, La Maison de la Truffe d'Aups et du Verdon - discover all these sites and more on our dedicated page.

For art gallery enthusiasts, Tourtour is a must.

Also meet our artisans d'art - Mosaicists, potters, santon makers... they'll be waiting for you in their stores or workshops to reveal the secrets of their craft.

In terms of heritage, our 16 villages are full of little nuggets to be discovered without moderation, such as :

- Trigance - The Moulin de Soleils - the last traditional water-powered flour mill in operation in the Var.

- Aiguines - Col d'Illoire or Grand Margès and their panoramic view of the Gorges du Verdon.

- Les Salles-sur-Verdon - The permanent exhibition of photos and models on the sunken valley at the Tourist Information Centre.

- Bauduen - Les andrônes - staircase streets quite common in Haute-Provence.

- Baudinard - La Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Garde situated at an altitude of 709 m.

- Artignosc-sur-Verdon - The old communal bread oven behind the castle.

- Villecroze - The Tree Park at the foot of the troglodytic caves.

- Tourtour - Saint-Denis church and its panorama all the way to Mont Faron on windy days.

- Vérignon - La Chapelle Notre-Dame de Liesse - small perched chapel.

- Aups - The 1851 insurrection monument - only 5 monuments dedicated to this event in France.

- Moissac-Bellevue - The Notre-Dame de la Roque chapel and its belvedere offering a magnificent view of the plain they overlook.

- Régusse - The windmills among the Var's last traditional flour mills.

- Châteauvieux - La Chapelle Saint-Pierre-en-Demueyes in the middle of a glade.

- La Martre - The 18th century Serre bridge, known as the “Pont de Madame” over the Artuby river.

- Brenon - the panorama of the Alps from the rock overlooking the village along the hiking trail: The heights of Brenon

- Le Bourguet - Le Castrum de Bagarris medieval site of a fortified village destroyed in the 16th century.

Among these villages, Baudinard-sur-Verdon, Moissac-Bellevue, Régusse, Tourtour and Villecroze have been awarded the “towns and villages in bloom” label;

Tourtour is one of France's most beautiful villages;

Aups and Villecroze are classified as Villages de caractère du Var - Aups is also classified as one of France's Most Beautiful Detours.

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