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Start after breakfast from the unassuming town of Castellane (see Castellane), gateway to the canyons, and drive west on D952. The landscape becomes progressively more awe-inspiring as you enter the gorges and wind your way through towering walls of rock to Point Sublime . This is one of the most impressive viewpoints; savour it while enjoying a coffee or a cold drink at the pleasant Auberge du Point Sublime (see Auberge du Point Sublime, Rougon).
From here, drive for about 15 minutes and turn left on to the vertiginous Route des Crêtes, which winds past a series of ever higher viewpoints. Don’t rush this part of the drive, but stop at each for five or ten minutes, as the views vary all the time. Finally, the road swings around the shoulder of the massif, and far below you is the Verdon and the plateau country around the little village of La-Palud-sur-Verdon (see La-Palud-sur-Verdon). It will take you another 30 minutes to get there, so relax when you do with another coffee at one of the village restaurants.
From Le-Palud it’s a less daunting drive until the gorgeous turquoise waters of the Lac de Ste-Croix (see Lac de Ste-Croix) come into sight. The road runs high above the lake, bringing you to the delightfully pretty village of Moustiers-Ste-Marie. Reward yourself with lunch here: the village has two of the region’s best restaurants, La Treille Muscat and Les Santons (see Les Santons, Moustiers-Ste-Marie).
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