Natural Heritage HomeWhat to see & doVisitNatural Heritage Eyes wide open ! Ardèche River Blue Flag beachesAt the entrance of the Ardèche Canyon, the beaches of Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche and Saint-Just-d’Ardèche have been awarded the prestigious, Blue Flag ecolabel. Lavender, an emblem of Southern France The delicate blue wild flower grows around Dent de Rez Mountain, peak of the area. It is also cultivated in the valley or on the lime stone plateau. In full blossom, lavender is extremely fragrant, and in early summer... The mystical Laoul forest The Laoul forest, is our Broceliande forest! Gigantic, it is the biggest forest in one piece of the Ardèche and it is said that this forest is magical. It hides ancient treasures on a 2000 hectares field. The Rhône, Natural River, king of the rivers Almost 800 kilometers long, from its source in the Swiss Alps to its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea, the Rhône is a powerful and majestic river. It wrote the stories of our towns and villages, such as... The underground word : the hidden face of the Gorges of the Ardèche.The natural reserve of the Gorges of the Ardèche river is an ideal playfield for the sportive ones, but also an oasis of calm the the nature lovers. And this is true for the above ground and the underground worlds. The... One of the biggest iris collection of the country Every year, during springtime, a little part of the village of Larnas attires itself in the wonderful colors of the Iris fields. This blooming, a natural masterpiece, is the result of the passionate work of Bernard... Tourne Dale in Bourg Saint AndéolThe dale is one of the town’s gems, best visited in the autumn. The clear waters of the Tourne spring gush forth, overlooked by the only low relief in France dedicated to the worship of the god Mithras. It was listed...
