Cascade de Sillans

Sillans-la-Cascade

The Sillans waterfall gave its name to the village around it: Sillans-la-Cascade, in the hinterland of the Var. The waters of the Bresque, a tributary of the Argens, plunge 44 metres into a pool with turquoise reflections, carved over the centuries into a cliff of calcareous tufa — a porous rock that goes on forming as lime is deposited where vegetation and water meet. This geological phenomenon has shaped a site of rare beauty that has served as the setting for more than a dozen film shoots. Having become over time the commune's main tourist attraction, the waterfall has nonetheless revealed its fragility: the authorities banned bathing in the pool as early as 2005, before a geological study raised the alarm over the instability of the tufa path, leading to the installation of a safety fence in January 2011. The Var departmental council, owner of the site, inaugurated a new panoramic viewing platform in August 2014, allowing the fall to be admired in safety. Today reached by a shaded path from the village, the Sillans waterfall remains one of the unmissable destinations in Provence for lovers of natural sites, despite the restrictions imposed to preserve it.

Getting there : Shaded path of about twenty minutes from the centre of the village of Sillans-la-Cascade (Var), car park nearby.

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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