Clos des Iris

Gorges du Verdon


The kind of pretty-as-a-picture French hotel that you thought just couldn't exist any more – shutters, pergolas, Provençal colours, verdant gardens and all. Each of the nine bedrooms has a little patio where you can enjoy breakfast. The owners also run a four-bed self-catering cottage down the road.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Gorges du Verdon attractions

1. Musée de la Faïence

0.28 MILES

Moustiers’ decorative faience (glazed earthenware) once graced the dining tables of Europe’s most aristocratic houses. Today each of Moustiers’ 15…

2. Chapelle Notre Dame de Beauvoir

0.48 MILES

High above the village, Moustiers' 14th-century church clings to a cliff ledge like an eagle’s nest. A steep trail climbs beside a waterfall to the chapel…

3. Château d’Allemagne

11.27 MILES

A fairytale castle in the village of Allemagne-en-Provence, an easy drive from Lac de Quinson. It's about 24km west of Moustiers St-Marie.

5. Musée Sirènes et Fossiles

14.77 MILES

Mermaids and fossils feature at this worthwhile paleontology museum, which explores the geological past of the Alps – hard to believe this whole mountain…

6. Maison de la Truffe

14.88 MILES

Attached to Aups tourist office you'll find this shop selling the 'black diamond' of Aups in various forms (whole, in pastes and pastas). It's also home…

7. Chapelle Notre Dame du Roc

14.93 MILES

This hillside chapel sits high above Castellane at an altitude of 903m, wedged into a cleft between the mountains and offering a panoramic view across the…

8. Musée de la Lavande

17.24 MILES

Opened in 2015, this new museum in Digne explores Provence's lavender-growing culture through a mix of multimedia displays, explanatory panels, archive…