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The Best Attractions In Lorgues

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Lorgues is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Lorgues is located in the middle of wineries and fields of olive trees. It is in the center of the department of the Var between the Mediterranean Sea and the Gorges du Verdon. The village centre has a very large open-air market every Tuesday for fish, poultry, meat, fruit, vegetables, pastries, clothes and other products, which is very popular with locals, tourists and residents of other nearby villages. A number of religious buildings, ruins, olive oil mills, and ancient facades appear under the shaded courts and along the winding streets of t...
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The Best Attractions In Lorgues

  • 8. Lac de Sainte-Croix Sainte Croix Du Verdon
    The Lake of Sainte-Croix is a man-made lake that was formed by the construction, between 1971 and 1974 of a reinforced-concrete arch dam by the name of Dam of Sainte-Croix. The reservoir holds a maximum of 761 million cubic metres of water. The dam, which generates 142 million kWh of electricity per year, is 94 metres high, 7.5 metres thick at its base and 3 metres thick at its crest. The village that can be seen adjacent to the lake, however, is not the eponymous village of Sainte-Croix-de-Verdon but Les Salles-sur-Verdon. The original village is now completely underwater. The other villages around the lake are: Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon Bauduen Les Salles-sur-Verdon
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  • 9. Port Grimaud Grimaud
    Port Grimaud is a seaside town that forms part of the commune of Grimaud. It is located seven km west of Saint-Tropez and seven km south-west of Sainte-Maxime. This seaside town was created by architect François Spoerry in the 1960s by modifying the marshes of the river Giscle on the bay of Saint-Tropez. Built with channels in a Venetian manner, but with French Fishermans style houses resembling those in Saint-Tropez. The mainly traffic free town is popular with boat owners as most properties come with their own berth. The success of the first phase of the development meant that Port Grimaud 2 was completed in the 1970s and then again, Port Grimaud 3 was in the 90s. The Church of St Francis of Assisi in the place de l'Église contains stained glass by Victor Vasarely. Located 5 minutes fr...
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  • 10. Aqualand Frejus Frejus
    Aqualand is a chain of water-amusement parks operated by Spanish tourism group Aspro Ocio S.A.. It is the largest such group operating in Europe. Overall there are five Aqualands in Spain and one in Portugal, eight in France and one in the Netherlands. Aspro Ocio also owns a number of other differently branded properties including Las Águilas Jungle Park on Tenerife.
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