The Gorges du Loup Waterfalls and the Eagle's Nest Village — A walk along the Loup River gorge, high above the French Riviera.

Follow the Loup River from a candy-scented hamlet at the bottom of a limestone gorge all the way up to Gourdon, a medieval village perched so high above the valley it's nicknamed the Eagle's Nest. This episode of Walking Tour of France traces the Gorges du Loup road past two of the region's most dramatic waterfalls, the forty-meter Cascade de Courmes and the multi-stage Saut du Loup, before climbing switchback after switchback into a stone village of glassblowers, a twelfth-century Romanesque church, and a centuries-old fortress with gardens designed by the same landscape architect behind Versailles.Along the way, we stop for chocolate-dipped candied orange peel at the century-old Confiserie Florian in Pont du Loup, wood-fired pizza on a terrace beside the falls, and a Provençal lunch with a sea view in Gourdon's village square. We also point you toward nearby Tourrettes-sur-Loup, Bar-sur-Loup, and Saint-Paul-de-Vence for anyone looking to extend the trip.Visit NorthStarTravelers.com to explore our other podcast shows and browse gear recommendations for wherever your next journey takes you.