Gorges carved into limestone, the Pont d'Arc natural arch and cooled lava flows: the Ardèche concentrates spectacular geology in a relatively small territory.
This selection brings together the département's great classics, from the Ardèche gorges themselves to Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc, the symbolic source of the Loire.
34 metres high and 59 metres wide at water level, the Pont d'Arc is a superb natural arch in the heart of the Ardèche, near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc.
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The Ardèche Gorges are in the south of the Ardèche département, stretching about thirty kilometres between the famous Pont d'Arc at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc and Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche.
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The Bois de Païolive (holm and downy oaks) is an aged private forest that therefore holds exceptional richness in insects, particularly beetles, for which entomologists and collectors travel from all over Europe.
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Rushing down the foothills of the Tanargue (altitude 1,300 metres), the Lignon, a sometimes torrential river, runs past the village of La Souche (altitude 600 metres) then crosses the town of Jaujac (altitude 420 metres).
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The Giant's Causeway: two faults in the cliff have been turned into staircases, the King's ladder and the Queen's ladder.
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This conical volcanic suc shelters at its foot one of the symbolic sources of the Loire, the longest river in France.
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It is a natural waterfall 35 m high, north of Burzet, whose wild look enchants nature lovers.
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You have to get to the opposite bank of the Ardèche to have enough distance to see this superb village as a whole.
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Vogüé is a tourist village on the banks of the Ardèche. The village is ranked among the most beautiful villages of France. The castle of the Lords of Vogüé and its four round towers overlook this southern town.
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Medieval site from the 5th to the 15th centuries, comprising a very large fortified town, three Romanesque churches, two chapels, a priory and an immense fortress reputed impregnable.
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