La Palud-sur-Verdon tourism and travel guide

Visit La Palud-sur-Verdon: highlights and tourist information

La Palud-sur-Verdon is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Attractions in La Palud-sur-Verdon

These gorges in northern Provence are one of the most impressive scenic highlights in France: Gorges du Verdon

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to La Palud-sur-Verdon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aiguines at 8 km and Trigance at 9 km.

La Palud-sur-Verdon, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Aiguines

Aiguines

at 8 km (direction west), in the Var department

Aiguines is a small traditional Provencal village between the Lac de Sainte-Croix and the...

See Aiguines guide
Trigance

Trigance

at 9 km (direction east), in the Var department

Trigance is a charming small village and castle to the east of the Gorges...

See Trigance guide
Gorges du Verdon

Gorges du Verdon

Scenery at 9 km (direction east-north-east)

These gorges in northern Provence are one of the most impressive scenic highlights in...

See Gorges du Verdon guide
Moustiers

Moustiers

Most Beautiful Village at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

The setting of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie below steep cliffs and the lively historic centre make Moustiers-Sainte-Marie...

See Moustiers guide
 
 
Lac de Sainte-Croix

Lac de Sainte-Croix

Scenery at 13 km (direction west)

The Lac de Sainte-Croix is a popular leisure lake with beaches near the Gorges...

See Lac de Sainte-Croix guide
Bauduen

Bauduen

Seaside resort at 14 km (direction west-south-west), in the Var department

Bauduen is a pretty village with a beach on the shores of Lac de...

See Bauduen guide
Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon

Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon

at 15 km (direction west)

Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon, France is a charming small resort on the west coast of the Lac...

See Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon guide
Castellane

Castellane

at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

The small town of Castellane has a pleasant historic centre and is dominated by...

See Castellane guide
 
 
Aups

Aups

at 19 km (direction south-west), in the Var department

This pleasant town is interesting to visit during your stay near the Gorges du...

See Aups guide
Bargeme

Bargeme

Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction east), in the Var department

More than 1000 metres above sea-level, it is no surprise that the views are...

See Bargeme guide
Riez

Riez

at 20 km (direction west)

Your trip to the village of Riez should include the baptistery, 5th century and...

See Riez guide
Tourtour

Tourtour

Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction south-south-west), in the Var department

Tourtour is a very attractive and traditional Provencal village with a great deal to...

See Tourtour guide
 
 
Villecroze

Villecroze

at 23 km (direction south-south-west), in the Var department

Villecroze is a charming small village with a quaint historic centre and a park...

See Villecroze guide
Salernes

Salernes

at 27 km (direction south-south-west), in the Var department

Nicely situated in the Bresque river valley, both the medieval quarter and the shady...

See Salernes guide

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Markets in and near La Palud-sur-Verdon

  • Moustiers: market Friday (12km)
  • Castellane: market Saturday (16km)
  • Aups: market Wednesday & Saturday (20km)
  • Riez: market Wednesday & Saturday (20km)
  • Saint-Andre-les-Alpes: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
  • Draguignan: market Wednesday & Saturday (29km)
  • Valensole: market Saturday (29km)
  • Lorgues: market Tuesday (32km)
  • Cotignac: market Tuesday (32km)
  • Fayence: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near La Palud-sur-Verdon, France

What to do at La Palud-sur-Verdon? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Palud-sur-Verdon.

Grand sites of France

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Thoronet Abbey (36km)
  • Frejus Cathedral cloisters (50km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye du Thoronet (Le Thoronet) (37km)
  • Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (42km)
  • Cathédrale Saint Léonce (Frejus) (50km)
  • Eglise de St Raphaël (Saint-Raphael) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Clos de Villeneuve (29km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Lac de Sainte-Croix (13km)
  • Barrage de Chaudanne (18km)
  • Lac de Castillon (19km)
  • Barrage de Castillon (19km)
  • Lac de Quinson (26km)
  • Lac d'Esparron (31km)
  • Barrage de Gréoux (33km)
  • Grottes de Saint-Cezaire (40km)

Towns of Art and history

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Fréjus (46km)
 
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Geography and distances

La Palud-sur-Verdon is in the south-east of France at 36 kilometres from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital (general information: La Palud-sur-Verdon is 642 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: La Palud-sur-Verdon

Canton: Moustiers-Sainte-Marie

Arrondissement: Digne-les-Bains

Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Region: Provence

Postcode: 0

Distance to La Palud-sur-Verdon

from Digne-les-Bains (prefecture): 36 km

from Paris: 642 km

from Calais: 865 km

from Nice: 75 km

from Bordeaux: 563 km

from Strasbourg: 545 km

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Nice or Marseille airport. Driving is also possible - by car from Calais the drive takes about 11 hours. For driving distances to La Palud-sur-Verdon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 1 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Rougon.

This page in French: Visiter La Palud-sur-Verdon

 
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