Welcome to Ardeche – an area of spectacular natural beauty. It offers scenery on a grand scale – the mighty river Rhone, the famous Ardeche gorge – a 30km limestone canyon – the volcanic plateau of the upper Vivarais, and the grandiose landscapes of the Cevennes. The whole region is a changing kaleidoscope of colour – chestnut woods, pine forests, the hues of heather and gorse on the hills and the high rocky blue-tinged mountains. The strong summer light bathes the landscape in a deep golden glow. This is the closest you will ever come to the land. Walk the mountain paths. Here the silence is only disturbed by the sound of cowbells and one’s own feet. Taste the result of man’s relationship with the soil – the wine, the fruit, the cheese. Observe a way of life hardly touched by time.