Although smaller in size, the Gorges de la Jonte in the heart of the Cévennes (Lozère, France) have at times looked like a verdant Grand Canyon, patiently carved over millennia by Jonte river in the limestone. A mountain river hard to access, protected by imposing cliffs, which end up in the Tarn river at the villages of Rozier and Peyreleau. This is the same location as another ends green canyon, the Gorges du Tarn valley, larger than the Gorges de la Jonte, but also longer and more sinuous. Many tourists will travel during the summer season on the road in these valleys, just before enjoying a stroll by boat or canoe from Ste Enimie or La Malène in the Gorges du Tarn.
The Gorges du Tarn and Gorges de la Jonte canyons surround the limestone plateau of Causse Mejean, including separating if from the Causse Noir plateau in the south, and the Causse du Sauveterre plateau on the north.
Gorges de la Jonte, a green canyon
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