The most beautiful natural sites to discover France

There is information from the facilitators and the interactive and interactive exhibitions, including «In my sky, the Barded Gypate», devoted to this fascinating «bone-in», which is seriously threatened with extinction. The wildlife area has a very explicit model presenting animal life strategies in winter and the valley model allows to better understand the topology of the circus, the documentation space. Nature and child entertainment are also organized. In summer, a second welcome point is located at the entrance to the reserve at the Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval circus.

1 100, it is for the number of meters at which Lagarde-d'Apt rises! If you are truly curious, you can make an appointment and you will be very happy to explain everything. How lavender is broken at maturity in summer is then converted into essential oil 100% organic. You can attend the lavender distillery and smell its smells. An opportunity not to be missed.

The rock Charlemagne is well known to climbing fans. This initiation site (diffculté 3 to 7 C +) culminates at a height of 60 m and proposes about 70 channels. You will find it near the bridge of Braynand, once it is crossed.

The valley of Thérain is dotted with ponds, with among them those of Milly which are the oldest. They are a pleasant place to walk with their pontoons, their willows, the anarchic provision of shelters for fishing lovers… Many people have chosen this charming site classified as "Recreational and Fishing Area" to make them their secondary residence, with direct access to the river.

The Observatoire de la langue et de la culture provençales is a cultural center located in Cheval-Blanc, Provence. It offers activities and events linked to the Provençal language and culture.

See to believe it! The best preserved nature in Europe is in Franche-Comté… Forests occupy half of that territory. The regional natural parks of the Balls des Vosges and Haut-Jura cover 4650 km ². The hiking trails are 7000 km, the water courses over 5350 km. There are more than 80 lakes… Discover the Plateau des Mille Etangs, the valleys of Saône, La Loue, the Doubs, some of the most beautiful villages in France like Pesmes, heritage towns such as Arbois, Belfort, Besançon, Dole, Montbéliard, Pontarlier, Vesoul…

On the Great beacon path, a few hundred metres from the forest trail, you will discover the right-hand oak on the nails. It is a 500-year-old tree that is supposed to have curative powers against espoir of humans. This oak would be the only survivor of a group of oaks slaughtered before 1742, it is now isolated in the midst of younger subjects. With a circumference of 4,20 metres to 1 metres from the ground, it is distinguished by a niche attached to its trunk which houses a Virgin to the Child, and especially by a trunk covered with hundreds of nails. In the past, the word nail designated furuncles; and popular tradition attributes to this oak the power to heal these painful conditions. A former pagan rite was practised: it was about coming alone, at night, sheltered from eyes, rubbing coffin nails against the sick part of his body; Then take seven times the tower of the tree, send a prayer to the soul of the tree, plant the nails in the trunk on the face that never see the sun. The rite ended with hindsight and welcoming the tree.

This site presents an incomparable panorama of the mountains of the Madeleine with the castle of the Cornes Horns, the Black Woods with the monastery of Notre-Dame-de-l'Hermitage, the Monts Mountains with the radars of Pierre-sur-Haute, the highest point of the department at 1 634 meters, the Monts du Lyonnais with the Matagrin Tower, the Neulise plateau, the Forez plain, so on. that, in clear time, a view on the Alpine channel. Next to you will see the castle of water dating back to 1961, which was far from by its form in mushroom, the Madonna representing the Virgin of Lourdes and dating from 1885 and a mileage coming from the hamlet of Vassauges, where the Roman route crossed the town from east to west and connected Lyon to Clermont-Ferrand.

Official authorization - from June to September - between the two monitored beaches of Sauveterre and Barns. Dangerous swimming.

Naturism is tolerated - but bathing is dangerous and forbidden - between the two monitored beaches of Sauveterre and Barns. Signs indicate the naturist zone from June to September. Little access, hence some tranquility.

A few minutes from the source of the Libby, you access it through a walking path. A work of nature built over metres high and metres wide, the Sarrazine cave offers an impressive spectacle, worthy of the greatest cathedrals. On its foot, the Sarrazin Reach plays the perturbateurs and flows more or less, depending on the rains. Note that exploration of the underground network is reserved for the experienced spéologues.

A 4 km from Ouhans. Take the D 376, direction Renédale. The point of view which is being accessed is that of Marsotte-Haute-Pierre. With these two viewpoints, you embrace the entire Loue Valley, and you can easily catch dizzy!

Municipal authorization of July 6, 1993. Access is done by route of the colonies between Sion and Saint-Jean-de-Mont. Space is indicated.

Possibility of guided Visite forest tour in July and August. However, attention: the initiative may not be renewed from one year to the next. This forest, especially for its fir trees, gives the opportunity to discover many species, some of which are quite spectacular. To see, the President-in-Office, of remarkable Proportions, has a special consideration on the part of the inhabitants of the surrounding villages.

The Maison du Parc des Monts d'Ardèche is located in the heart of a 40-hectare estate, at the foot of the last extinct volcano in the Vivarais region: the Coupe de Jaujac. Visitors can explore the site all year round, following the "coulée vive" interpretation trail and exploring the garden designed to host biodiversity, which has been awarded the "refuge LPO" label. During the summer, visitors are welcomed inside the Maison du Parc, where they can discover original exhibitions, find information and a bookshop, make purchases in the boutique and enjoy a water bar. The Maison du Parc is an essential stop-off point for exploring the riches of the Monts d'Ardèche.

Le, or large Testavoyre is the highest point of Meygal (1 435 m altitude). The rise is, we can say, derisory compared with the exceptional view you have at the summit. It is a complete panorama of the mountains, valleys and landscapes of almost all the Haute-Loire which you will have the privilege to discover. In the distance you can admire the Puys chain and, by the way, the Alps. A 360-degree angle of view! Little curiosity, the volcanic rock of this volcano is made up of phonolithe that make your sonic walk!

By entering Chaudeyrolles (from Saint-Julien-Chapteuil), take the first road on the right after the church and continue to descend until you have a magnificent view of the so-called Chaudron de Chaudeyrolles (where still "Les Narces"). Then you will find an explanatory panel on Lignon trout on the left. You are there. Along a meadow where cows and bulls graze in peace, a trail rises in the middle of the grass. Follow it and climb a gorge carved in basalt, it will take you to the bottom of the Cascade waterfall or Salin waterfall. From between two rocks, Lignon makes a stop in the middle of the cliff (a shallow "pot" about three metres in diameter was shaped by the water) before pouring down to the bottom of the cliff to quietly regain its bed. Nice waterfall. You can go back to the right bank to reach the upper level. This part is more rugged. A cable shakes or, it is not a hand for hiker but it is used in winter for climbing the ice walls!