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The World’s 100 Best Canyons & Gorges

Gorges de Galamus

Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France

  1. WORLD’S BEST CANYONS & GORGES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 52 2026
Gorges de Galamus

The gorge is deep and narrow in places, with a river running between high rock walls. Visitors see it from roadside viewpoints on a single-lane road cut into the cliff, and on walks to the Saint-Antoine chapel.

Highlights

  • Saint-Antoine hermitage chapel
  • Single-lane road carved into rock
  • Natural swimming pools

Good to know

  • Free to visit, canyoning costs extra
  • Single lane, traffic lights in summer only
  • Hermitage is about 10 minutes' walk

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