A distinctive cone-shaped volcanic peak in the Ardèche mountains, at the foot of which rises the River Loire, the longest river in France. A short steep path climbs to the top for wide views over the volcanic plateau and its neighbour, Mont Mézenc.
Several springs claim to be the true source of the Loire; one is in a farm building at the foot of the mountain.
A Romanesque cathedral at the top of the old town of Le Puy-en-Velay, with Moorish-style striped arches and a famous Black Virgin.
A huge natural stone arch, 54 metres high, spanning the Ardèche river at the entrance to its gorges, where limestone cliffs rise 300 metres above the…
One of the largest and most beautiful show caves in France, discovered in 1935, with vast chambers full of giant stalagmites up to 20 metres tall.
A deep canyon carved by the River Tarn between the limestone plateaus of the Causses, with villages of stone such as Sainte-Énimie and La Malène alon…
Wild limestone gorges of the Gardon river upstream of the Pont du Gard, with cliffs, caves and the hermitage of Notre-Dame de Laval.
A Roman aqueduct bridge built in the 1st century AD to carry water across the Gardon river to Nîmes.
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