グロリアンスの天然記念物・トップ8

A fascinating landscape shaped by erosion, it offers magnificent views of the eastern Pyrenees with its highest peak, Canigou, at 2784 m.

Really worth it

There is much to read about this landscape, formed by erosion over 50 million years, but you simply have to see it for yourself, it is so beautiful and unique.

A unique place in France, a landscape of fairy chimneys with a fragile, ephemeral beauty. It shows the cliffs of sand and clay, patiently chiseled by the rain. Erosion has worked like an artist

A unique place in France, a landscape of fairy chimneys with a fragile, ephemeral beauty. It shows cliffs of sand and clay, patiently chiseled by the rain. Erosion has worked like an artist.

Orgues offers a view of these astonishing natural structures known as "fairy chimneys." It's a unique landscape with colorful reliefs that water has sculpted in clay and sand, torn from the Pyrenees and deposited in the Tet Valley over the course of 5 million years.

Orgues offers a view of these astonishing natural structures known as "fairy chimneys." It's a unique landscape with colorful reliefs that water has sculpted in clay and sand, torn from the Pyrenees and deposited in the Tet Valley over the course of 5 million years.

The classic and arguably most-visited peak of the Eastern Pyrenees. Due to its location, this mountain can be seen far into France. The gravel road to the Ras dels Cortalets parking lot requires good shock absorbers (please correct me if it's no longer allowed to drive there). From there, it's only 600 meters of elevation gain via Pic Joffre to the summit. The second ascent from the south is somewhat more challenging, so a traverse is also possible.