Lake Issarlès is one of the jewels of the Ardèche Mountains. It fills an old maar crater and stretches over 97 ha at an altitude of 1000 m with an exceptional depth of 108 metres. Fishing lake. Water sports centre and supervised swimming in summer
Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc, an ancient volcano with a sugarloaf-shaped summit, is famous for being the source of the Loire River. A unique natural site offering a magnificent panorama in the heart of the UNESCO Global Geopark.
Culminating at 1753 m, Mont Mézenc, the highest volcanic peak in the department, marks the divide between the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters. A phonolithic dome formed by the coalescence of several lava flows, it offers a 360° panorama.
The oldest mountain beech in France in all its splendour, more than 400 years old...
Located immediately in the background of Lac d'Issarles, they allow you to imagine what the topography was like when they were put in place 8.2 million years ago.
This maar is a superb example of phreatomagmatic volcanic activity. The operation is characterized by an intense explosive activity caused by the meeting of the hot magma during the ascent with the waters infiltrated from the surface.
Discover the Laoune volcano which overlooks the village of Coucouron and from which you will have a breathtaking view. It is a Strombolian volcano which at the end of the day is reflected in the blue waters of the lake.
A maar-type volcano, the artificial lake is partly nestled in a vast explosion crater whose edges can be seen. It is possible to walk around it (1,5 km). Fishing lake. Water sports centre and supervised swimming in July and August.
Mont Mézenc and Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc make up the massif between Haute-Loire and Ardèche, offering breathtaking views. A unique region where the Loire River begins, marmots live, and where the phonolite tells the story of this unspoiled nature.
The Suc de Sara is located at the eastern limit of the Mézenc massif. The slopes are steep, the altitude varying from 1100m. to 1521m. Unlike the vast open expanses of the west of the massif, the natural environments here are composed of forests and scree.
