On the mountainside, Stéphanie and Nicolas will be delighted to welcome you. They raise goats and pigs with passion. Come and discover their organic products processed on site: cheeses, cold meats and pork. Farm visit by reservation.
Discover one of the jewels of the Ardèche mountains: Lake Issarlès. The latter fills an old maar crater and stretches over 97 ha at an altitude of 1000 m with an exceptional depth of more than 108 meters.
Description
You walk around it in an hour and a half along a shaded and signposted footpath of about 5 km. You have the possibility of renting pedal boats in order to discover the site seen from the inside. Swimming in its clear waters is supervised there in July and August. The Issarlès lake is also used by EDF to supply the Montpezat-sous-Bauzon hydroelectric power station. It is connected via underground galleries to the reservoirs on the Loire (La Palisse dam) and two of its tributaries on the Ardèche plateau, the Gage (Moulin de Peyron dam) and the Veyradeyre (La Grange dam). The waters of the Atlantic side are thus diverted towards the Fontaulière river, a tributary of the Ardèche (Mediterranean side). Apart from the summer period devoted to tourism, hydroelectric production leads to a significant tidal range at lake level.
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All year round: open every day (supervised swimming only in summer)
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This superb Strombolian volcano overlooks Lake Issarles. From its summit, we can have a wide view of our magnificent territory. A marked hike can lead you to its heights.
On the mountainside, Stéphanie and Nicolas will be delighted to welcome you. They raise with passion goats and pigs. Come and discover their products processed on site: cheeses, charcuterie and pork. Farm visit by reservation.
Very comfortable gîte for 10 people, self-catering. This old stone barn, ecologically renovated with respect for materials, will seduce you.
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