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 along its banks. Take a canoe or a boat trip through the narrowest section, the Détroits.
The Point Sublime and the Roc des Hourtous give the best views. The Gorges de la Jonte, with its vultures, are nearby.
A spectacular canyon in the limestone plateaus of the Causses, where the River Vis once looped around a meander, leaving a hill in the middle of a va…
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 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…
A medieval village tucked into the wild gorges of the Hérault, around the Romanesque abbey of Gellone, founded in 804 and a stop on the Way of St Jam…
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 lake in a landscape of striking red earth, called ruffe, and black volcanic rocks, west of Montpellier.
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