swap_horiz Vercors Cirques Alternatives

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Cirque de Gavarnie

The Cirque de Gavarnie is a dramatic natural amphitheater carved into the Pyrenees Mountains of France. This UNESCO Worl...

Iconic France Waterfall Unesco

9.4 Excellent

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Cirque de Troumouse

Cirque de Troumouse is a dramatically large glacial amphitheater situated high within the French Pyrenees mountains. Its...

High Altitude France Remote Wide

8.9 Great

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Cirque du Vallon de la Lavey

The Cirque du Vallon de la Lavey is a dramatic natural amphitheater carved by glaciers within the Écrins National Park o...

France Remote Glacial Alps

8.9 Great

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Cirque du Fer à Cheval

The Cirque du Fer à Cheval is a dramatic glacial cirque in Switzerland's Bernese Alps, notable for its horseshoe shape a...

France Waterfall Protected Alps

8.8 Great

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Cirque d'Archiane

A limestone cirque in the Vercors massif, Drôme, southeastern France, enclosed by near-vertical cliffs several hundred m...

France Climbing Limestone Non Glacial

8.8 Great

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Cirque de la Chavière

Situated in Vanoise National Park in France, the Cirque de la Chavière is one of the largest glacial cirques in the Fren...

France Glacial Alps Vanoise

8.8 Great

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Cirque du Gioberney

A glacial cirque at the head of the Valgaudemar valley in the Écrins massif, Hautes-Alpes, France, used as a base for as...

Accessible France Waterfall Alps

8.7 Great

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Cirque de Lescun

Located in the western French Pyrenees, the Cirque de Lescun is a vast limestone amphitheater renowned for its distincti...

France Pastoral Village Pyrenees

8.6 Great

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Cirque de Navacelles

Famous for its dramatic oxbow meander carved by the Vis River, this large cirque is located in the Larzac causse region...

France Unesco Herault Gard Meander

8.6 Great

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Cirque d'Oisans

Located in the French Alps, the Cirque d'Oisans is a significant geological formation in the Dauphiné region, historical...

France Glacial Alps Isere

8.5 Great

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Cirque d'Estaubé

Situated in the French Pyrenees National Park, the Cirque d'Estaubé is a rugged glacial valley notable for its prominent...

France Small Scenic Glacial

8.4 Great

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Cirque du Bout du Monde

Located in the Morvan Regional Natural Park in France, this small but dramatic cirque features a horseshoe-shaped cliff...

France Small Limestone Burgundy

8.4 Great

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Cirque de Sixt

Part of the Haut-Giffre massif in the French Alps, the Cirque de Sixt is a steep limestone valley recognized as part of...

France Nature Reserve Glacial Alps

8.3 Great

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Cirque de Cagateille

Located in the Ariège region of the French Pyrenees, this striking glacial cirque features steep cliffs and a famous wat...

Accessible France Waterfall Pyrenees

8.3 Great

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Cirque de la Glière

Cirque de la Glière is a notable glacial cirque located in the Aravis mountain range of Haute-Savoie, France, popular fo...

Accessible France Lake Alps

8.3 Great

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Cirque de Mourèze

Located in southern France, this unique geological cirque is notable for its extensive forest of ruined dolomitic limest...

France Herault Dolomitic Erosion

8.2 Great

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Cirque des Évettes

The Cirque des Évettes is a sprawling glacial cirque in the Vanoise Massif of the French Alps, notable for containing th...

France Remote Glacial Alps

8.2 Great

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Cirque du Bout du Monde (Burgundy)

A small limestone cirque in Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France, a geomorphologically unusual natural amphitheatre situated with...

Accessible France Limestone Burgundy

7.7 Good

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Cirque de Consolation

Found in the French Jura near the Swiss border, this notable steephead valley features a deep gorge and a historic 18th-...

France Forest Jura Doubs

7.6 Good

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Cirque de Baume

Situated in the Jura Mountains of eastern France, this steephead valley cirque is one of the largest of its kind in the...

France Scenic Limestone Jura

6.4 Fair