1, Rue de Retourtour
07270 LAMASTRE - France

Tél./Fax : 00 33 (0)4 75 06 40 71
E-mail : campingderetourtour@wanadoo.fr
Visits and Leisures



























































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.



Many tours allow you to visit magnificent character villages
and natural beauty spots (Parc Régional
des Monts d'Ardèche) 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, …

    • 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
    Doux Valley.


    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:
  • Les Chopes du Moulin
  • 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, …
    • 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 big hike
  • 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 Gorges of the Ardèche river, the Pont d'Arc, ...
  • Adventure park of the Ecureuil
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