Gorges du Cians, France

Situated about an hour's ride from St André, and just before Entrevaux, you can take a turn up to the spectacular Gorges du Cians and Gorges de Dalius, both of which are carved from burgundy coloured rock. St. Sauveur-sur-Tinée is 25 km up the valley, and at a junction just north of the town, you can continue on up the valley, or turn left on the D30 (Route de Roubion). The D30 winds up through a series of steep switch-backs and heads west towards Beuil, Valberg and Guillaumes. At Beuil you can drop south through the Gorges du Cians. The Gardienne des Gorges (a rock naturally shaped like a woman's head) guards the northern entrance to the Dalius gorges. Further West at Guillaumes, the road goes south through the Gorges de Daluis, which make for some spectacular cruising.