Gorges du Tarn

The canyon-like gorges of the Tarn, which are at their most impressive between Ste-Enimie and Les Vignes and are continued by the fine Gorges de la Jonte between Le Rozier and Meyrueis, are one of the most striking scenic features in France. They can be followed by road and also, in some stretches, by boat.

The Tarn, rising on Mont Lozère in the northeastern and highest part of the Cévennes, follows a winding course hewn deep in the limestone of the Causses. The valley was carved out in a number of phases, the last of which extended over something like a million years, forming sheer cliffs which tower above the valley bottom to heights of up to 500m/1,650ft. After a course of some 375km/235mi the Tarn flows into the Garonne at