It's not easy to choose!
A chance meeting, an atmosphere, an experience. It's at least one good reason to want to come back. An eclectic and totally subjective list of places that we like, and especially that we like to share.
The star park
Here, you have the right to be in the moon!
Those who have both feet firmly planted on the ground will only have to look up and reach out to feel like they are touching the stars.
In 2018, the National Park received the prestigious label of International Dark Sky Reserve (RICE) which recognises the exceptional quality of the Cévennes sky. The Milky Way, the stars and the constellations can be admired with the naked eye, a privilege made impossible for more than a third of the world's population due to excessive artificial lighting.
L’Étoile cévenole – Astronomy School of Alès – +33 (0)6 95 12 06 34 - letoile.cevenole.ales@gmail.com - etoile-cevenole.fr
Master jeans tailor from father to son
We arrived in Florac by chance during our Cevennes drifts, when we were looking to settle in the region. After a coffee on the terrace to enjoy the local atmosphere, we naturally, almost instinctively, headed for the Tuffery workshop, as if we were drawn to this company whose values we share.
The Tuffery workshop is the story of four generations of master cutters, which began at the end of the 19th century. At that time, Célestin wanted to create a work garment for the workers who were building the railway. He bought 100% cotton fabric in Nîmes, dyed it with indigo and made trousers with a reputation for being functional and robust, which gave rise to the French jean. His son Alphonse understood the potential of Nîmes fabric, which would become denim, and made Tuffery the oldest jeans factory in France.
Today, Julien, Célestin's great-grandson, and his wife Myriam have turned the family business into a company that honours French know-how and respects the requirements of ecological, sustainable, socially and humanly responsible production.
We are proud to be an official partner of Atelier Tuffery. We'll be serving your breakfasts with Les Terrasses aprons in Tuffery denim, and we'll be inviting you to read in the shade of the arcades, in our garden room revamped in the colours of our favourite master tailors.
Book your visit to the workshop now by recommending Les Terrasses!
Atelier Tuffery – ZA Saint Julien du Gourg – Florac – +33 (0)4 66 45 00 94
www.ateliertuffery.com
Bookings required on 04 66 45 00 94 or visite@ateliertuffery.com
Prices
> Adults: €7.50
> 12 - 18 years: €4
> Under 12s: free
Opening times
> May, June: Tues. and Thurs. at 2.30pm
> July and August: Mon-Fri at 2.30pm
> Sept. to April: Tuesdays at 2.30pm
The Cévennes are a treasure island
On 22 September 1878, the young Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson set off on foot from Monastier-sur-Gazeille with the donkey Modestine to arrive in Saint-Jean-du-Gard 12 days and 220 kilometres later. He will have linked the Haute-Loire to the Gard via the Ardèche and Lozère.
Because his writings touch us, we suggest you, if you haven't already done so, to discover his diary, published the year after his journey.
To follow in his footsteps, you can contact the association Sur le chemin de Robert Louis Stevenson, founded in 1994.
A journal to discover, hikes to go on, walks with a donkey...
Association Sur le chemin de Robert Louis Stevenson - Le village - 48220 Le-Pont-de-Montvert - +33 (0)4 66 45 86 31 - www.chemin-stevenson.org