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Visits and Activities

Discover our region and its pleasant way of life.

Escape to discover the delights of the Green Ardèche. You should visit the range of natural sites to be found here.
  • The Doux Valley, subtile mixture of gentle landscapes, forests, pasturelands and orchards.
    The Gorges du Doux are a must and in some places, they can only be reached by “The Mastrou” steam train which runs along the bottom of the valley.
  • The typical village, Désaignes and Boucieu le Roi.
  • Lalouvesc, its basilica and its panorama.
  • Moudeyres and its Bigorre cottages.
  • The Issarlès Lake, volcanic lake at 1000m altitude.
  • Mont Gerbier de Jonc, natural panoramic viewpoint offers you views over a magnificent landscape. After climbing it, the water from the sources of the Loire will revive you.
  • Ray-Pic Fall.
  • Safari Park in Peaugres, an 80-hectare natural site. Enter in the world of wild animals and the great adventure.
  • Soyons pre-historic caves, archaeological site and at the same place.
  • Ardèche miniature where you will discover a pastoral Ardèche on a scale of 1:25.
  • The vineyards of the St Joseph, Hermitage, Cornas, St Péray… All the way in “Appellations contrôlées”.
  • The Jardin Zen of Erik BORJA in Châteauneuf s/Isère.
  • The Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval, a curiosity that cannot be overlooked: naïve art.
  • Let’s not forget the Museums:
    • The Distillery-Museum in St Désirat
    • The Museum of wood in Seycheras
    • The Museum of wool and sheep in Pierreville
    • The Museum of the Canson & Montgolfier paper mill in Annonay
    • The “Château-Musée” in Tournon.

Take a rest, make time to enjoy your favorite hobby, or try a new one...
A wide range of activities is available.

  • The pleasures of swimming in the Retourtour and Douce Plage beaches, the Devesset lake, you can fish in rivers with the cleanest water where you can catch a trout or two.
  • Hiking, mountain-biking, horse-riding, pony-trekking, along waymarked paths through the green countryside, cycling along the quiet lanes.
  • The Pont d’Arc Cavern  in Vallon Pont d’Arc.
  • Take off in a Hot-air balloon, paragliding and enjoy a bird’s eye view on the superb landscape of the Green Ardèche.
  • Miniature Animals at Colombier-le-jeune.
  • The Hills Circuit at Peyrins (near Romans in the Drôme). This circuit is through the woodlands and designed to teach young people to respect the flora.
  • Scrambling, trials and 4×4 at the Rochepaule off-road centre.
  • Karting in la Roche-de-Glun.
  • Canoeing, canyoning.
  • Rafting at the Espace Eaux Vives (White Water) St-Pierre-de-Boeuf artificial lake.
  • French bowls (pétanque) and tennis with friends or as a family.
  • Special camp-site shopping in the Esprit-Vacances shop in Tournon-sur-Rhône.

For any more information concerning the area of Tournon, please click on this link: www.ardeche-guide.com

Discover the regional products in out town and village markets held every week.
A festival of smells and colours in a pleasant and friendly setting.

Sport events

  • The “Ardéchoise”, Europe’s most important cycle touring event in June.
  • Equiblues, American western and rodeo and country-music festival unique in Europe, at St-Agrève in july.
  • The chesnut rally, a stage of the French motorbike championship, the 1st weekend of September.
  • The Tournon hill climb..
  • The Roman Way, half-marathon through the hills at Désaignes at the start of July.
  • The Ballastine, half-marathon and mountain-bike race in April.
  • The triathlon, at Lamastre on August the 15th.
  • Jousting at Serrières, on the Rhône in July and August.

Cultural events

  • The Lamastre music festival in July..
  • The Festival of the Humorists, in Tournon in september.
  • The Raspberry Festival and secondhand goods in Nozières on the first sunday of august.
  • The St Agrève Arts Festival.
  • The “Doux valley, Valley of taste” Festival, in Lamastre on the 1st saturday of august.
  • The Arts’ Forum in Lalouvesc.
  • The Hot-air ballon Festival, the La Manche Festival, in Annonay, in June.
  • The “From l’Ay to Le Doux open days”, discover the region in June.
  • Without forgetting:
    • the traditional fairs,
    • the craft shows,
    • the local-produce markets…
      …All the authenticity of Ardèche Verte.

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