Vinon-Sur-Verdon: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
The “Drailles et Bancaus du Verdon” mountain biking area has been awarded by the Fédération Française de Cyclisme and offers signposted routes of all difficulty levels. When staying in Vinon-sur-Verdon, the desire to rent a holiday apartment may shape accommodation planning.
Nature
The surrounding area is also varied on foot and along longer routes: the long-distance hiking trails GR99, GR49 and GR4 run through the Haut-Var Verdon sector around Vinon-sur-Verdon. The Association Aéronautique Verdon Alpilles welcomes visitors in Vinon-sur-Verdon who want to discover, practise or improve their gliding skills.
On the banks of the Verdon, the Parcours de santé, also known as Espace Capriata d’Orba, is freely accessible. The “Les bords du Verdon” grounds offer children’s play areas, a fitness area, a skate park, a canoe and kayak stadium, and picnic tables. The grounds also offer riverside walking paths near the centre of Vinon-sur-Verdon.
Water
Depending on the water level, Ducky-Kayak offers guided canoe and kayak trips on the Durance as well as rafting. The tours are suitable for people aged six and over and are accompanied by a state-certified guide. In Vinon-sur-Verdon, Ducky-Kayak also offers introductory kayaking courses.
The Bas-Verdon is classified as a first-category fishing area and is accessible to anglers from the second Saturday in March through the third Sunday in September inclusive. The whitewater kayaking course in Vinon-sur-Verdon is accessible to FFCK members, begins below the bridge and is 600 metres long.
Culture and History
The Tour de l’Horloge has a 17th-century tower, an 18th-century campanile and bells dating from 1694 and 1696. The Saint-Sauveur church is located in the old quarters of Vinon-sur-Verdon and forms part of the town’s cultural heritage.
The calades in Vinon-sur-Verdon are made using the Provençal technique of calade paving with regional natural stone, which makes walking easier. Only barely recognisable old stones remain at the foot of the citadel from the former Hospitaller fortress in Vinon-sur-Verdon.
The “Visite libre de Vinon-sur-Verdon” tourist trail can be explored on foot and conveys the town’s past and present. Along the route, visitors can compare the same place at selected characteristic sites with its appearance more than a hundred years ago, using photographs and commentary.
The Chapelle Saint Nom de Jésus in Vinon-sur-Verdon is considered a 17th-century building; its reconstruction is believed to date from 1856. The fresco of the Annunciation in the Chapelle Saint Nom de Jésus is attributed to Paul Blanc, who lived in Vinon-sur-Verdon at the beginning of the 20th century and spent his final years there.
Local Life
A typical Provençal market takes place every Sunday morning on the large esplanade in Vinon-sur-Verdon.
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