Where there is a gorge, there is a river – and where there is a river, there is (sometimes) a lake. This is also the case with the Verdon river. So, today, I took a trip to the nearby Lac de Sainte-Croix, located just downriver from the Verdon Gorge.
This blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in German.
![Lac de Sainte-Croix from above [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250928_093334-150x150.jpg)
![Lac de Sainte-Croix [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250928_101148-150x150.jpg)
![Verdon river flowing into Lac de Sainte-Croix [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250928_131305-150x150.jpg)
![Pedal boating on Verdon river [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250928_103628-150x150.jpg)
![Pedal boating on Verdon river [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250928_104900-150x150.jpg)
![Pedal boating on Verdon river [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250928_112635-150x150.jpg)
![Pedal boating on Verdon river [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250928_120333-150x150.jpg)
![Moustiers-Sainte-Marie [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250928_134338-150x150.jpg)
![Notre-Dame-de-Beauvoir [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250928_142338-150x150.jpg)
![View of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie from Notre-Dame-de-Beauvoir [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250928_143820-150x150.jpg)