Les Cévennes - une belle région de Languedoc

Dramatique, Passionner, Robuste et Divers

Situées en bordure méridionale du Massif Central, les Cévennes abritent une architecture unique, la majorité des battisses étant en pierres de schiste, calcaire ou granit. Son patrimoine naturel et culturel, est riche et diversifié.
Site de Web:  Parc Nationale des Cévennes , Histoire des Cevennes

L'Elzet Gîtes possède, de ce fait, toutes les qualités requises, pour vous garantir de beaux séjours, riches en souvenirs, car idéalement placé, au sein d'une nature préservée.

Saint Etienne Vallee Francaise

Saint Étienne Vallée Française est idéalement placé au cœur des Cévennes et à proximité de Saint Jean du Gard aussi. Le site est un véritable terrain de prédilection pour tous les amoureux de la nature, avec plus de 100 km de sentiers, 15 km d'une rivière aux eaux limpides, des cascades à couper le souffle, ainsi qu'une flore sauvage et une faune importantes.

De belles réalisations architecturales, tels que le Château de Cambiaire, la maison forte de Marouls, le manoir des Cambous et les fermes rustiques sont, également, présentes.

Les paysages sont, tout simplement, magnifiques et les activités ne manquent pas, aux alentours.

L'Elzet Gîtes possède, de ce fait, toutes les qualités requises, pour vous garantir de beaux séjours, riches en souvenirs, car idéalement placé, au sein d'une nature préservée.

 

Il y a un centre d'équitation dans le village, Saint Germaine de Calbert, et un grand centre d'équitation avec les 60 chevaux à Alès (35mins). et des ânes pour les enfants.


St Jean Du Gard

St Jean Du Gard nearby sits on a wider section of the river Gardon and is a lovely market town. It has a visitor centre and marvelous colourful and lively street market on Tuesdays and Saturdays (closing by 1pm) with fresh produce undercover market and you can sit and enjoy a drink or lunch (while the girls go shopping).

The STEAM TRAIN starts here and takes you through beautiful scenery with a stop-off at the Bambouzerie Park on it's winding way to Anduze. Visit website www.trainavapeur.com - a beautiful journey from St Jean du Gard to Anduze via the grand Parc de Bambouzerie

There is also an Aquarium and a public outdoor swimming pool.
There are various special events throughout the year.

The Cevenol Museum at St Jean Du Gard: Here you can find out about the history and see figures, and examples,  of the ancient Cevenol way of life, with an aray of artefacts and antiques. and also a great deal about Robert Louis Stevensen and his writings. (*You can find his book "Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes" at Amazon). This book brings many visitors to L'Elzet and the Cevennes:

Website MUSÉE DES VALLÉES CÉVENOLES

MUSICAL FESTIVALS: Saint Jean is well known for it's music festivals at various times of the year. One festival has a website  www.festival-boulegan.com/boulegMus (look out for a tiny icon in each line which lets you play a sample of the music)

Recommended Restaurant:

L'Oronge Restaurant
Adresse Place de la Revolution, 30270 Saint-Jean-du-Gard, France
Tel 00 33 (0)4 66 85 30 34.


ANDUZE, Grotte deTrabuc et Parc Parfum d'Aventure

Anduze has a combination of narrow cobbled streets, and bar-cafes to sit outside and watch the world go by. It has a great country market on Thursdays, and flea market on Sundays. There are two supermarkets, two banks with foreign-exchange facilities and three cash-dispensers, a good selection of small shops, and a bicycle-hiring agency.

In the spacious town centre with its café terraces, the tourist office offers an interesting list of restaurants, and a wide range of local attractions, the best known of which are the steam railway arriving from St Jean Du Gard, which winds its way down the beautiful Gardon valley.

Anduze has covered and open tennis courts; there are horses to ride,  wines to taste, clear rivers to swim in, wine from the Cevennes vineyards is excellent and there are opportunities to taste.

Near here is the outstanding caves - visit the website Grottes de Trabuc and use your curser for interractive photos to give yo some idea of the great features to find there.

Parc Parfum d'Aventure - a fantastic and exciting activity day out, from white water rafting (not too difficult) in April & May, and canoeing to thrills in the tree park with tree assult courses for different ages and levels of difficulty (or ability!), as well as play for young children.

Recommended Anduze Restaurant: La Grange-de-Labahou (just outside of Anduze)
Address: Zone Artisanale Labahou 30140 Anduze - between St Jean du Gard and Anduze (recommended by visitors) Tel 04 66 61 98 25

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