Trek to Creux-Du-Van,Noirague, Switzerland Nature has its own secrets and wonders which are indiscernible and mysterious. On the beautiful sunny day of spring we set out to explore the wonders of nature to Noiraigue. It was a Friday, 10 th April 2009 first day of our Easter holidays. The place we chose for the hike was the “Natural Reserve of Creux-du-Van and Gorges d'Areuse. Info about the location: In this nature reserve of the Creux-du-Van you will discover one of the most beautiful landscapes of Romandy and one of the most impressive geological sites of Switzerland – the natural rock cirque of Creux-du-Van also known as “the Grand Canyon of Schweiz”. The place-name probably of Creux-du-Van was derived from the Celtic word “vanno”, which means “slope”, or from Franco- Provençal „van“, meaning „rock“. The semicircular rock basin has a diameter of 1,400 meters (over 4,500 feet), and its steep cliffs rise almost 160 m (over 500 ft) from the ground, the highest po...
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