Lake St. Croix was created as a result of building the Sainte Croix hydroelectric dam. The lake is fed by the Verdon River through spectacular Verdon Gorges. Deep blue, crystal clear lake is surrounded by hills of the Haut Var and Valensole.
Lake Sainte Croix is great for swimming, sailing, paddling and boating on electric boat, the only kind of boat allowed to operate on the lake. From the lake, visitors can enter Verdon Gorge, surrounded by almost vertical cliffs and is full of white-water rapids.
There are challenging hiking paths around the canyon. The Blanc-Martel trail will take you to the Point Sublime lookout. Both the Lake St. Croix and the Verdon gorge are part of Verdon Natural Regional Park. Within the park you can visit the village of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie with 12th-century Notre Dame de Beauvoir Chapel, the Musée de la Faïence featuring beautiful ceramics and the Musée des Tourneurs sur Bois with local woodwork.
Chemin de sainte croix, 04500 Montagnac, France