Pont d’Arc
In French, the word ‘pont’ means bridge. This natural wonder is aptly named because that’s exactly what this stone archway looks like. Located in southern France, the Ardèche River eroded the stone over many years to create a hollow archway. Nowadays, this is a popular spot for canoeing and kayaking. Some refer to the Pont d’Arc as the gateway to the Ardèche Canyon, which lies on the other side of the arch. Here you will find the Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave, the site of the oldest Paleolithic cave paintings. Archaeologists estimate that they were created around 30,000 years ago.
