TOP 10 OF EVERYTHING - Top 10 Provence and the Cote D'Azur - page 97

6. SKIING
Skiing is concentrated where Provence and the Alps meet. In the Ubaye valley, Pra-
Loup, Le Sauze and Super-Sauze offer international-standard facilities as, in the Al-
los valley, do La Foux and Seignus. Meanwhile, there's family-standard skiing on
Mont Ventoux - notably at Mont Serein.
7. GOLF
The finest golfing can be found at the Frégate golf course, St Cyr, where the sea
views are sensational (for further details see Golf ) . Other courses offering good golf
in lovely surroundings include the Golf de l'Esterel at St Raphaël, the Ballesteros-de-
signed Pont-Royal at Mallemort and Golf de Châteaublanc outside Avignon.
8. MOUNTAIN BIKING
The marked trails, up and down mountains, through vineyards, forests, gorges and
creeks, are endlessly inviting. Figanières is a key centre in the Upper Var while the
Alpes de Haute-Provence has some 1,500 km (900 miles) of marked tracks.
9. WINDSURFING
Frequent winds make the Var and Bouches-du-Rhône coasts ideal for board folk.
As the Mistral whistles across the Camargue, so windsurfers take advantage at Les-
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and Port-St-Louis.
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10. CANYON RUNNING
The exhilarating sport of descending torrents and canyons by abseiling, jumping and
swimming has taken off big time. Try it in the Roya valley near Saorge or in any of 70
sites in the Ubaye and Verdon valleys. There are easier descents for beginners in the
Pennafort and Destel gorges.