From the Viaduct of Millau to the Pont du Gard :
2000 YEARS OF HISTORY
Auto-tour or moto-tour
between Causses, Cévennes & Garrigues
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A circuit on 7 days / 6 nights (Halfboard)
5 days of cultural and tourist visits
From the small village, typically cévenol of Arrigas, situated in the heart of an exceptionally wealthy region, you can discover by car or motocycle the National park of Cevennes and the Regional Park of Grands Causses between Mont Aigoual et Garrigues Nîmoises by way of the Viaduct of Millau (170 to 240 km / day).
Every evening, you'll find a quietly, confortable guesthouse and a quality guestable (more informations)
Period : Of April to November
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Le Viaduc de Millau |
A region wealthy in unforgettable cultural and tourist sites ... |
L'observatoire de l'Aigoual |
 Bambouseraie d'Anduze |
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Chaos de
Montpellier le Vieux |
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Mine témoin d'Ales |
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Cirque de
Navacelles |
Grotte des Demoiselles |
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Cité la Couvertoirade |
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Cirque de Mourèze |
Le Moulin de la Foux |
... Et l'Escapade à Arrigas to welcome and guide you |
St Guilhem le Désert |
Day 1 : Reception at the guesthouse the Escapade between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Apéritif of welcome. Loan of the road's book
Day 2 :
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Le Viaduc de Millau This tour will lead you up to the famous Viaduct of Millau (the highest Bridge of the world) then to the chaos of Montpellier le vieux . Gorges of the Tarn, Gorges of Jonte, Dourbie and Trévezel will alternate for a 195 km trip in the calcareous canyons of the Grands Causses of the South.. Time of road : 4h00 |
Cantobre |
Jour 3
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Le Lac du Salagou |
Les Gorges de l'Hérault
A more Mediterranean route to discover the Gorges of the Hérault between St Guilhem le Désert and Ganges. You will promenade along this quiet river between the Cave of Demoiselles and that of Clamouse whom you can visit. After a bend by spectacular Lake of Salagou and Cirque of Mourèze, you can go back up by the limestone plateau of Larzac. A route of 194 km (time of road 3h30 ) |
Jour 4
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The National Parc of Cévennes et le Mont Aigoual You'll discover the Montain of Aigoual by way of Valleraugue,Meyruès and Espérou villages. On the top, you can visit the last inhabited meteorological observatory of France and along the way you will have a choice between several places to be visited: cave of Dargilan, abîme de Bramabiau, ferme aux Bisons, ... Tour between 170 and 200 km where alternate forests and plunging views on cévenoles valleys. (Time of road: 4h00) |
Paysage des Cévennes |
Jour 5
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Ste Eulalie de Cernon |
Le circuit des Templiers
To visit by car or in motorcycle, the prestigious medieval cities of La Couvertoirade, Le Caylar, St Eulalie de Cernon, Hospitalet du Larzac, Viala du Pas de Jaux and their ramparts steeped in history.. Along the way, the cellars of Roquefort, will open you their doors An initiatory tour of 170 km. (Time of road: 3h30) |
Jour 6
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Le Pont du Gard A dive 2000 years behind to discover the Pont du Gard, the Roman aqueduct classified in the UNESCO world heritage and the city Uzès, its medieval garden and its magnificent historic heart. By the way, a return in childhood, in the present time, thanks to the visit of the Museum Haribo..
240 km for a jump in the History (time of road: 3h30) |
Le Pont du Gard |
Day 7 : Departure after breakfast
Rate 2010 : 276 €/pers. (at least 2 people)
258 €/child of less than 13 years
The price includes : guestroom (double room), the breakfast and evening meals (Wine and coffee) - Towels and sheets included. The road book and of course, all advices you need for an unforgettable stay.
This price doesn't include: the visits of sites and museums. The personal spendings
We can adapt the duration of your stay - groups rate from de 8 persons (if you want more informations, thank you to contacting us)
For any piece of information, you can contact us :
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La Bambouseraie |
Ales et la Bambouseraie
More in the North, between St Hippolyte du Fort and St Jean du Gard, the road will carry you along the Gardons of Anduze and Alès, for a 183 km circuit in wild Cevennes. (Time of road 4h00). If you feel like it, by the way, the Museum of the Desert, the visit of the Bamboo plantation of Anduze and the small train of Cevennes or still the "mine témoin" of Ales. |
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Cirque de Navacelles and Mégaliths
Its vertiginous gorges, its refreshing waterfall and the Mill of Foux are so many pleasures for eyes. You will also discover it the Limestone plateau of Blandas and its megaliths as well as the Cirque of Navacelles and the small authentic village of Vissec. Stroll of 150 km in the Regional Park of Grands Causses (time of road 3h00) |
Mégaliths in the limestone plateaus |
Additional day : 46 €/adult - 42 €/child
Geographical situation of your place of hosting (accommodation facilities 12 persons)
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Spend your holidays, In the South of France, near the Mediterranean Sea, in limit of regions Languedoc Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées,
between 4 departments: Gard,
Hérault, Aveyron and Lozère, between Nimes, Montpellier and Millau: our holiday cottage the Escapade in Cevennes |