Villa La Barbière

Between Cévennes and Provence, Southern Ardeche offers beautiful landscapes and numerous sporting and cultural opportunities to spend an unforgettable holiday!
This region is characterised by the alternation of fairly rugged nature and high mountains but also by the many fruit trees, olive groves, chestnuts, goat's cheese and the many types of honey.
Near the villas, the river Chassezac flows. The water is clear, cooling. An oasis of calm can be found here. You can take a beautiful walk along the river, swim in it, canoe, fish or just watch. A beautiful piece of paradise.
The Gorges de l'Ardèche and the Gorges du Chassezac, with their rock formations and coves are well known and loved. These eroded rivers are best explored by canoe or kayak, adventure guaranteed!

Le Bois de Païolive
A natural maze overlooking the Chassezac. This forest of petrified limestone rocks and white oaks form a series of labyrinths classified "sensitive natural space".
A walk is necessary to discover this mysterious world. You will make surprising encounters. Children can explore the chaos of limestone rocks damaged by erosion. The Bois de Païolive has been inhabited by strange rock sculptures for ages.
Walking through the Bois de Païolive will be experienced as a fascinating adventure. A walk in Païolive is a real invitation to both imagination and observation. Open your eyes wide and view the lush vegetation and limestone forms majestically raised to the sky like a bear and a lion or an elephant.
To respect this fragile natural environment during your hikes or activities, be sure to stay on the marked trails. Keep a low profile, you will have a better chance of seeing animals. Of course, it is forbidden to smoke on the site, make fires and/or wild camp, and leave traces of your passage (don't forget your possible waste!).
Les Gorges du Chassezac
Sporty or contemplative, the Gorges du Chassezac await you for a wondrous moment!
The Chassezac has dug deep and vertiginous gorges into the mountainside. Rock walls are the delight of lovers of steep cliffs and adventure sports.
These limestone cliffs reveal themselves as a secret. They face the river and offer beautiful landscapes and atypical places to keen hikers.
Approaching the Gorges du Chassezac remains a magical experience: an accessible canyon, a wild river always in the water for the practice of swimming, fishing or the joys of a canoe descent.
Lovers of leisure, sports, family or friends, everyone will find their moment of relaxation or leisure on the Chassezac.
Canoe, paddle, raft, all boats that will give you different pleasures.

Charming villages
Les Vans :
From garden to plate, do your shopping in the Cevennes d'Ardèche.
Be tempted, for example at the lively Saturday morning market. Traditional, authentic and lively... So many adjectives that characterise the moment of conviviality par excellence!
In summer and winter, traditional markets and festivals are essential to local life.