Canyoning in Southern Europe – Spain, France and Italy

This guidebook describes canyoning routes from Spain’s Costa Blanca via the
Pyrenees to France’s Provence, Sardinia and Mallorca. Canyoning is the descent
of natural gorges by a mixture of hiking and scrambling, and often swimming
and abseiling.

Spain: Rodellar (Sierra de Guara); Benidorm, Alicante (Costa Blanca); Palma,
Soller (Mallorca); France: Castellane, Moustierres (Verdon); Italy: Nuoro,
Dorgali, Cala Gonone (Sardinia)

This is a guide to canyoning in the limestone areas of the western
Mediterranean, stretching from the Costa Blanca via the Pyrenees to Provence,
Sardinia and Mallorca. Selective in nature, it includes a selection of
recommended gorge descents, ranging from two-hour strolls to long-day aquatic
expeditions.

The more technical expeditions invariably involve abseiling and scrambling.
Yet most canyons are within reach for anyone in possession of these skills
and, in the case of wet canyons, a one-piece wetsuit. The friendly
Mediterranean canyons are great places to ‹learn the ropes›, and the guide
therefore provides a basic grounding in techniques and skills for the less
experienced.