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Find your place aboard the Mastrou, the Dolce Via, the Village de caractère de Désaignes... Don't stay stuck but move to the Pays de Lamastre, discover the Ardèche, enjoy what it has to offer for a successful holiday !

The ardeche touch

BREAKING NEWS

🍂 L'Automnal Gourmand #4 🍂

 

The 4th edition of “L'Automnal Gourmand” kicks off from September 28 to November 3, 2024 between Ardèche and Haute-Loire!

Initiated by three-starred chef Jacques Marcon and supported by the Val'Eyrieux, Pays de Lamastre and Haut Pays du Velay regions, this autumn event celebrates “good food and eating well”.

On the program: gourmet feasts, visits to producers, tastings, workshops, gourmet walks, and much more! Come and discover sublime dishes based on squash, mushrooms and chestnuts, the stars of the season.

➡️ Full program

Whether you're with family or friends, get ready to enjoy a unique experience and savor the riches of our terroir in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Make a note of the dates and join us for an autumn rich in flavours and discoveries!
 

Events!

Soirée Pleine Lune - "musique de l'Inde"

Oct. 17, 2024

Soirée Pleine Lune - "musique de l'Inde"

L'Automnal Gourmand - "Rôtie de châtaignes"

Oct. 19, 2024

The Comité des Fêtes of Empurany invites you to its traditional chestnut roast. Come and enjoy a friendly moment celebrating the flavors of autumn, with roas...

L'Automnal Gourmand - "Rôtie de châtaignes"

L'Automnal Gourmand - Castagnades : "Foire à la châtaigne"

Oct. 20, 2024

The village of Désaignes, classified as a "village of character" honours its emblematic fruit during its symbolic "Chestnut Festival". The old village comes ...

L'Automnal Gourmand - Castagnades : "Foire à la châtaigne"

From place to place

LAMASTRE Le Cheylard Privas Désaignes Tournon-sur-Rhône LE PUY Annonay SAINT-ÉTIENNE LYON VALENCE ARDÈCHE Dolce Via Train de l’Ardèche NOZIÈRES LE CRESTET GILHOC-SUR-ORMÈZE SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY-GROZON SAINT-BASILE SAINT-PRIX DÉSAIGNES LAMASTRE LABATIE D’ANDAURE Vers Valence Vers Vernoux Privas Vers le Cheylard Vers Saint-Agrève Le Puy LAFARRE Vers Lalouvesc Vers Annonay Saint-Félicien Vers Tournon EMPURANY LAMASTRE Le Cheylard Privas Désaignes Tournon-sur-Rhône LE PUY Annonay SAINT-ÉTIENNE LYON VALENCE ARDÈCHE

Désaignes

Désaignes

Ancient medieval city, Désaignes (classified "Village de caractère") has preserved the architectural richness of its buildings over the years... Ramparts, cobblestones and castle are so many elements that will leave room for your imagination and take you back centuries!

Don't miss: Medieval festival in mid-August

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Lafarre

Lafarre

Here is a small Ardèche commune perched at an altitude of 740 meters which offers a place to 45 Farrassous (inhabitants of Lafarre) and which amazes as much by its landscapes as by its tranquility.

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Nozières

Nozières

Nozières is a charming village located in the heart of the Lamastre area. Its church is partially dated from the XIth century and has certainly the oldest stones still present in the village. From Nozières, breathtaking panoramas await you!

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Empurany

Empurany

It is on the church square that this small village cradled between rivers and Ardéchois mountains comes alive. You will have all the pleasure to go to the Oasis Lake for a fishing party before finding yourself at the village bar with friends for some refreshments.

Don't miss: Cherry festival on the 1st Sunday of July

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Saint-Prix

Saint-Prix

The 300 or so inhabitants of Saint-Priège will say that they enjoy living in this preserved Ardèche, which feeds the general calm that reigns in this village lulled by the lapping of the river and the rustling of the leaves that fly in the wind.

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Lamastre

Lamastre

Lamastre, arrival station of the famous "Mastrou", is a lively tourist town !

Not to be missed:

- Classic market (every Tuesday) and local farmers' market (every Saturday)

- Summer concerts every Thursday in July and August

- The Lamas'trail in early July

- The big flea market at the end of July

- Concerts, fairs, theater and sporting events all year round

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Le Crestet

Le Crestet

Here is a village that has managed to keep in place the vestiges of a rich local history. Fountains, castles, church, calvaries... so many elements which testify to the religious cleavage present at the time in Ardèche.

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Labatie d'Andaure

Labatie d'Andaure

Built on a rocky spur on the edge of the river "le Doux", it is on the church square that the character of the village is displayed! It is certainly the specific architecture of the buildings of the village which make this village unique!

Not to be missed: The basket fair in July

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Saint-Basile

Saint-Basile

Saint-Basile is a commune, formerly separated in 4 hamlets: Saint-Basile, Mounens, Lapras and Cluac. Each one of these hamlets has kept its attractions : church, temple, chapel... and the Basilians are proud of it !

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Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze

Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze

If you find "Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze" difficult to pronounce, you should know that this village first went down in history as "Gilhoschum". Even if today the village blushes every summer thanks to the numerous cherry crops, it should be remembered that this village knew the "golden age of the peach tree" from 1950 to 1970.

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Saint-Barthélemy-Grozon

Saint-Barthélemy-Grozon

If the heart of the village is located on the church square, most of the events take place on the town hall square for obvious reasons of practicality. These unnamed inhabitants, born from a recent union of the villages of "Saint-Barthélemy-le-pin" and "Grozon" take care of this village.

Don't miss: the Black Pudding Fair in mid-November

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