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 Gîtes du Sédassier
Olivier and Sandrine welcome you to their 4-star gite, in its natural setting, 800 meters above sea level on the banks of the Ardèche. You will be amazed by the calm in the heart of nature. A jacuzzi area is at your disposal.
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.
La Palisse Dam
The La Palisse dam is a regulating reservoir for the Montpezat hydroelectric plant. It measures 56 meters deep, 195 meters long, between 1,50 and 5,70 meters wide. Play area, camper van area and fishing access.
True source of the Loire
This source corresponds to the official source indicated on the cadastral plan n° 87. It flows in a natural environment, it comes out of the ground in a meadow, under a stone which bears the inscription "here begins my road to the ocean".
Authentic source of the Loire
The "authentic source" symbolizes, by the monument erected in 1938 by the Touring Club of France, the source of the Loire. Nearby, a triptych of information on the Gerbier-de-Jonc platform and the Maison de site.
Geographical source of the Loire
It flows in a stone trough inside an old renovated farmhouse with a Lauze roof. It is possible to drink water directly from the source.
The crossing of the sources of the Loire
The junction of the sources of the Loire, at the mill of Ligeret, is the place of all the postcards.