The Ark of Trades
A museum space and scientific activities to experiment, discover and marvel! Exhibitions, workshops and events, experimental shows and interactive games, conferences and debates, access to digital culture…
The basalt flows of the Veyradeyre
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.
Planet Mars Hubert Reeves Observatory
A unique observatory to learn about astronomy. Its assets: a quality of the sky far from light pollution and quality optical instruments to contemplate the magic of the stars.
Ardelaine – Visit site
Discover the secrets of wool! In a green setting on the banks of a river, with family or friends, take the time to get away to the heart of wool! Guided tours, creative workshops, café-bookstore, restaurant, wool boutique.
Chauvet Cave 2 – Ardèche
Discover humanity's first great masterpiece, dated 36.000 years ago. In a 29-hectare wooded park, the Chauvet 2 cave - Ardèche, the largest replica cavity in the world, recreates the magic of the Chauvet cave, listed by UNESCO.
The School of the Wind
An astonishing and breathtaking museum space with inspiring visits, original activities but also outdoor paths to get some fresh air and a shop to stroll around...
Charterhouse of Bonnefoy
The Chartreuse de Bonnefoy was founded in 1156 on land donated by Guillaume de Fay, known as “Jordain”, lord of Mézenc. The Carthusian order chose this isolated site to found one of its monastic establishments. Guided tours offered in summer.
Bauzon juice
The Bauzon juice is a Strombolian cone culminating at 1471m. Its summit is shared between 4 municipalities: Le Roux, Montpezat, St Cirgues en Montagne, Usclades and Rieutord. Its flow, locally 30-40m thick, spilled out into the bed of the Loire over 8km.
Tchier of Boreas
Contemporary work by Fabienne and Serge Boÿer: Glypheins sculptors. 70 stones engraved with symbols, myths of the country of Boutières, allegory. It is an esoteric, alchemical, poetic, philosophical work, of contemplation, a place of healing.
Volcanic juices: Pelean volcanoes
A Pelean volcano is of the extrusive type, that is to say that it involves a viscous magma, not very rich in gas, building domes. Depending on the viscosity of the lava, the domes can be built according to several shapes.