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Whether you are on foot, on horseback or with your bike, you
can make the most of the hundreds
of kilometres of marked-out paths to
discover the beautiful landscapes of
the Haut-Vivarais.
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Many tours allow you to visit magnificent character villages
and natural beauty spots in the vicinity of Lamastre:
The fortified village of Desaignes, its feudal castle and its museum
The Ardèche Miniature Village, at the Col du Buisson,
the work of a retired stone builder
The Castle of Maisonseule, very nice fortified manor house (whose
owner is a famous French humorist)
The Basilica and the Saint Régis Museum in Lalouvesc, …
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With the Vivarais railway "Le Mastrou", the authentic steam
train
at the station at Lamastre, you will
enjoy reliving the emotions of a real
train like in the old days and
discovering 32 km of inaccessible
landscapes in the Gorges of the
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You will
also discover the craft industry and the multiple local
flavours of the Ardèche, above all during the numerous traditional
fêtes which are proposed to you:
The Big Spring Fair (on Saturday the 1st of May)
The Creation Markets in July and August
The Craft Industry Fair from mid-July to mid-August
The gourmet evening "Vallée du Doux, Vallée du Goût",
at the beginning of August
The Raspberry Fête, on Sunday the 1st of August in Nozières,
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Come
to applaud the great sports events:
"L'Ardéchoise", the most important "cyclosportive"
race in Europe in June
"Le trail l'Ardéchois", a race, and "La
Voie Romaine", a semi-marathon in the hills in Desaignes
in April or May
"La Ballastine", a semi-marathon in April
The Triathlon of the 15th August in Lamastre
"Equiblues", a Western, Rodeo and Country-music festival
in Saint Agrève mid-August
The people who are fond of exploring will be delighted by the various
discovery tours:
The Ardèche plateaux, the Mont Gerbier de Jonc and the Source
of the Loire, the Waterfall of the Ray-Pic, the Lake Issarlès,...
The Safari Park of Peaugres in a big nature reserve
The Archaeological Site at Soyons with the prehistoric caves and the
museum, the park "Ardèche miniatures"
The Gorges of the Ardèche river, the Pont d'Arc, ...
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