Sports in France Provence

Information on cycling, skiing, hiking the alpes, ballooning to windsurfing.

Sports      

There is a whole world of sports unique to the Provence, Beyond country: Hiking, climbing mountains, descending into caves, leaping into space, fastened to a pair of wings or parachute or glider, floating down a river, in a canoe or kayak or raft, canyoning down without a boat. Not all the action is down on the coast.

The remote towns and villages, lacking the big-city entertainments, have frequent sporting events. Many of these are things better suited to the rural environment, such as mountain biking (VTT - vélo tout-terrain) and horseback riding.

Ballooning (Montgolfière) Float through the air above Provence; possibilities in Forcalquier, Gordes, Roussillon. Bungee Jumping - a couple of high bridges to leap from. Cycling (Vélo) - General information on cycling in the South of France. Tour de France 2009 - Details of the 2009 Tour de France stages (étages), with links to complete Tour de France maps of the route around France. Camping (Departments: 04, 05, 06, 13, 83, 84) reference-only lists of campsites in the six departments of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Climbing Escalade, Alpinism in Provence Via Ferrata in Provence Diving (Plongée) - lots of possibilities for viewing the Mediterranean from beneath. Fishing   Golfing Hang Gliding and Paragliding Hiking - from trails through the Alpes to walks in Provence. • GR Grande Randonées Pétanque Rafting/Canyoning Horseback Riding Sailing Sailplaning (Gliding) Skating - Ice Skating Rinks (Patinage - Patinoires) Skiing - cross-country and downhill Spelunking Squash a few clubs on the Cote d'Azur Swimming Pools Windsurfing

• Ballooning (Montgolfière)
• Bungee Jumping
• Cycling (Vélo)   -  Tour de France 2009,
• Camping
• Climbing
• Diving (Plongée)
• Fishing
• Golfing
• Hang Gliding, Paragliding
• Hiking
• Pétanque
• Rafting/Canyoning
• Horseback Riding
• Sailing
• Sailplaning (Gliding)
• Skating - Ice Skating Rinks (Patinage - Patinoires)
• Skiing - cross-country and downhill
• Spelunking
• Squash
• Swimming Pools
• Via Ferrata
• Windsurfing