The most beautiful natural sites to discover France

This point is most in the west of French territory. Because of its geographical position, it is also regarded as the boundary point between the Channel and the Atlantic Ocean. Facing her, the sea, the islands of the Molène archipelago and the island of Ouessant… This is the direction in which Trezien's lighthouse and the C.R.O.S.S. are located here, night and day, the staff observe the maritime activity with priority over the rail of Ouessant, crossing a hundred miles west of the island and borrowed by more than 55 000. 000 ships a year. Please note: To accompany you, an interpretive course and an orientation table.

A family naturist club 20 minutes from Paris in a tree-lined park. All the activities to relax with the family with an open swimming pool from May to October, a games room, volleyball, ping-pong… Camping, bungalows for rent or purchase. A welcoming and relaxing space with a few bindings of Parisian madness, a comfort and wellness area to find itself in the heart of a generous and protective nature.

It can be accessed from Doucier via the D326. The landscape is superb, with lakes and forests reflected in the waters. After the receptacles of the waters of the Hedgehog waterfalls, here is the shattering and tumultuous torrent. He suddenly becomes silent. The 49-hectare Val surpasses its neighbour Chambly, which extends over 35 hectares. It is more marshy and its rush-lined banks are difficult to access. To admire them from above, we advise you to go up to the Dame Blanche lookout, accessible by a forest road, then a path, from the village of Saugeot. The view embraces the entire Hérisson valley. Great! Great!

Lake Den boasts more than one title. Its waters disappear in the ground and emerged at the Gallo-Roman sanctuary of Villards d'Héria, after an unknown underground journey of 12 hours. Was there a mysteriously disappeared city near the lake? Nothing is less secure. But a temple dedicated to Mars was erected in antiquity. In the th century, the hydrogeological specificity of the site was exploited: hydraulic machines are installed below the lake. Valves are opened and closed to regulate their operation. A beautiful walk on the GR 9 leads to the belvédère rock belvedere which dominates the lake at 961 m above sea level. Do not hesitate to take the climb, because if it is not possible to approach the banks by the bottom, this belvedere offers a superb view of the lake of Den, set in a dark setting of trees and cliffs. Beyond that, we also see the Jura peaks and, in clear time, to Geneva.

The Luberon, majestic mountain, a millennial world of human life and history, has remained virtually intact. The massif stretches gently over 60 km from east to west. Lourmarin's combe, the only natural passage crossing the massif, divides it into two parts. In the west, the Petit Luberon widened by ravines and gorges, does not exceed 700 m. As for the Grand Luberon, it extends to the east and roll out its massive and softer slopes that culminate in the Mourre Nègre at 1,125 m and includes a wide sloping ledge: the Claparèdes plateau. Created in 1977, the Luberon regional natural park stretches from Villeneuve (04) to Cavaillon and the Coulon Valley to the Durance Valley, protecting 72 municipalities. Land bitter and shaped by the winds, the Luberon has the strange power to worry when the fall of day arrives, like seduce when the sun shines high. It is all this set of history of history mingled with fortunes and misfortunes that the Park has been protecting for 30 years. All of these ochre landscapes, orchards as far as the eye can see, green hills, small villages of perched stone make it a dream place.

Two inland waterway companies, one French and one Franco-Swiss, leave the shores of the lake towards one of the most beautiful natural sites in the department. By going, about 7   km, the comments of the crew of the flight explain the geological richness of the canyons carved in the Jura mountains by the river. A landing at 400   m from the falls makes it possible to walk to the ground before the short walk near the Jump. Many possibilities for visits are offered to complete your trip (cheese maker, farm, horlogerie museum, machine machine, underground mills…).

One of the last vestiges of a forest that existed in Gallo-Roman times: the Silva Pertica. Renowned for its sessile oaks and beeches, the forest area covers more than 1,600 hectares and is home to some remarkable trees. They are about 350 years old and were planted at the time of Louis XIV and today reach 40 m in height. You will discover protected natural areas, numerous varieties of mushrooms (regulated picking)... and the buildings of the Valdieu Charterhouse (private property), a high place in the monastic history of the Perche.

This walk is part of a "sensitive natural space". More than anything else, we invite you to enjoy the site only with your eyes and in the calm. It would be a shame to frighten the wild fauna that resides there: pink flamingos and cormorants are a rare and privileged spectacle! You will be left on the left by the pond and on the right by the vineyards and the massif de la Clape. The journey is punctuated with interpretive panels showing the different local animal and plant species.

Tariff: free.

Duration: 2 h.

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This is one of the most attractive beaches on the Santa-Lucia-de-Porto-Vechcio coast. You benefit from 1,500 m of beach authorized by municipal decree of 1958. The beauty of the landscape, the warm sand and nudity as a bonus... happiness.