To make your stay in the Cevennes a success 🙂
Whether you’re a couple, with friends, on your own, with teenagers or toddlers, whether it’s raining (it never happens…) or windy, here are a few ideas to make sure you don’t miss out on anything during your stay in the Cevennes!
Discover here, less than an hour’s drive from Isis campsite in the Cevennes:
– TOP 5 natural sites
– TOP 5 historical sites
– TOP 5 outdoor sports
– TOP 5 small towns and villages
– Itineraries via Google Maps
TOP 5 natural sites
1: The Cave of the Demoiselles
The Cave of the Demoiselles or “Fairy Cave” is one of the most extraordinary underground sites in France. Discovered in the 18th century, it was opened to the public in 1931 with the first tourist funicular…
More info via the Cave of the Demoiselles website or your activities page
2: The Navacelles Circus
The Navacelles Circus, classified as a “Major site of France” since 1972, is a geological beauty, the story of a river… “La Vis”, which has made its way through the limestone highlands separating the Larzac and Blandas limestone highlands…
More info via Wikipedia or your activities page
3: The Mount Aigoual
Set against a backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea, the Pyrenees and Mount Blanc, Mount Aigoual, from the top of its 1,567m, overlooks the Cevennes, offering a view of a quarter of France on a clear day!
Mount Aigoual holds the record for the highest waterfall and has the privilege of “sharing the waters” between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. It protects us from the cold currents of the north and allows us to savour the delights of the Mediterranean, as well as offering skiing in winter, mountain biking and beautiful walks in the shade of the Faillards
From April to October, thanks to the presence of a Weather France station (the last year-round mountain station in France), we are lucky enough to be able to visit the excellent little weather museum. It’s free to visit and there are some wonderful photos of the Cevennes
More info via the Mount Aigoual website, Wikipedia or your museums page
4: The river “La Vis” and the waterfall at Saint Laurent le Minier
The river “La Vis”, world-famous in the fishing world, is considered to be one of the most beautiful rivers in France
It is the river that gave birth to the Navacelles Circus, separating the Larzac and Blandas limestone highlands. With 60km of lassets, one of its waterfalls stands out in particular: that of Saint Laurent le Minier! Magnificent and impressive, it’s very popular with young people, so it’s well worth a visit – and even better, a swim!
More info via Wikipedia
5: The Abyss of Bramabiau
The Abyss of Bramabiau is where the Happiness River finally reaches the surface after many kilometres underground. Discovered in 1884 by Edouard-Alfred Martel, the father of modern speleology, it officially marks the beginning of French speleology
This resurgence is impressive because of the gap in its diaclase (70m high), and deserves a superb expedition through the Cevennes to discover it
More info via the Abyss of Bramabiau website, Wikipedia or your activities page
TOP 5 historic sites
Chromlech de Blandas
Prieuré Saint Martin de Cézas
Cevenol Museum
The church of Saint Martial
The Cambous prehistoric village
TOP 5 outdoor sports
Hiking
Canoeing
Climbing en Via Ferrata
Road and mountain biking
Donkey and horse riding
TOP 5 small towns and villages
Sumène
Saint-Martial
Sauve
Saint Guilhem le désert
Saint jean de Buèges