 Picking nearby the gite
Tuesday mornings
St Ambroix market (10 kms away)
Thursday mornings
Bessèges market
Less than an hour's drive away
Mount Lozère, a granite massif deep in the heart of the Cévennes National Park
Cocalière and Aven d'Orgnac caves
Vallon Pont d'Arc site in the Ardèche river gorges
Nearby
La Grand Combe Miners' Museum
Alès show mine
A little further away
Prafrance Bambouseraie, Anduze
Uzès, the town and the Duchy
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You can start your walks directly from the house, since it is in the middle of the green hills.
Païolive wood near les Vans, with many marked-out trails
The hamlets and small villages of Banne, Rochegude, Gagnières, Robian-Rochessadoule, Le Chambon, Peyremale are all worth a visit.
The Cèze and Chassesac rivers
... with bathing spots.
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On the first week end of February
For people who like excitement, the first international bicycle race in the year : l'Etoile de Bessèges
In May
The Gard motor-car rally attracts between 80 and 120 teams
In June
Gagnières hill climb car race
At the first week end in September
Bessèges procession of floral floats decorated with a thousand roses
In November
The chestnut festival, during which 250 kilos of chestnuts are roasted
In december
The Christmas market with a living crèche
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