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ACTIVITIES IN THE Ardèche

 

The Ardèche is a playground full of opportunities when it comes to knowing what to see, what to do and where to go. Whether you want to visit caves, beautiful scenery to explore on foot, longer bike routes, rivers for kayaking or canoeing, or simply to spend time enjoying the flora and fauna.

Cycling

L'Ardechoise

Most of the time, the Tour de France crosses the Ardèche, regularly running the length of the Ardèche gorge, a few years ago, as a time trial. It crosses the Ardèche for a reason: the hills and the natural beauty of the landscape.

 

In addition to the Tour, at the end of June every year, we have the Ardèchoise. According to them, "L'Ardechoise is the must-see cycling event of the month of June. With an average of 15,000 cyclists, it is the first European cycling event on mountain roads "

Caves

Grand site aven dorgnac cave grotte
Saint Marcel cave grotte
Chauvet pont arc cave grotte

The caves in the Ardeche are simply extraordinary. The caves in the Ardeche represent the earliest known origins of mankind and the earliest known drawings in the world dating back 35,000 years. The Chauvet cave is considered so significant in this regard that it has been granted UNESCO World Heritage Site status. All these caves can be visited using Mas de la Giralde as your base.

We hope to provide more details on the caves during the Autumn but in the meantime please look at some of the images in the Gallery page of this site.

Chauvet Cave

Aven d’Orgnac

Grotte Saint Marcel

Grotte de la Madeleine

Grotte de la Cocaliere

Grotte Ardeche – Aven Grotte Forestiere

Walking

 

How far to do want to walk? How many different walks do you want? Mountains? Hills? Flat? There is no limit to how many or how far, many on routes where you are unlikely to meet anyone else, well maybe a mountain goat or two! Several different circuits can be started at Mas de la Giralde.

Canoeing and Kayaking

Canoe Ardeche gorge
Canoe the Ardeche gorge
Kayaking Ardeche gorge

Mas de la Giralde is situated in the foothills of the Ardeche mountains. As a result, there are many different rivers within what seems like an impossibly small area.

 

The Ardeche river with its famous gorges, the Chassezac, the Beaume, and others. Each of these provides canoeing and kayaking opportunities for all sorts of skill levels. There are many different companies that hire canoes and kayaks for ½ day, day or multi-day trips. The ultimate is the descent of the Ardeche gorge through the Pont d’Arc leading into the Natural Park. Looking into the gorge from the road above is a visual wow; a trip down the gorge by canoe/kayak hits all your senses in one go...

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Les Cigales

Gite for 2-4 people

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Les Faysses

Gite for 2 people

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La Terrasse

B&B for 2 people

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La Glycine

B&B for 2-3 people

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