It has evolved over millions of years through volcanic activity, rainfall, and sunshine as well as via man-made influences, all of which means that the Ardèche département can lay claim to some impressive natural sights: the majestic and wild Ardèche gorges, for example, surrounded by the protected landscapes of the Monts d’Ardèche Regional Natural Park with sucs (volcanic summits), waterfalls, Loire river sources, valleys and terraces, plus countless villages full of character perched high up on cliffs or nestled on hillsides, overlooked by guardian châteaux or Romanesque churches...

Endless walks and visits can be interrupted whenever the fancy takes you to discover more of the area’s restaurants or local producers as well as the scents so evocative of the South of France between Lyon and Avignon.

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