Biodiversity

In the morning, the birds wake you up. From your terrace, you can see egrets and herons fishing in the Auzonnet. You can hear woodpeckers drumming on the tree trunks. In the evening, bats take over above the river, an owl makes its presence known, and the croaking of frogs lulls you to sleep. Pierre, who spent two years at FRAPNA, had never seen a kingfisher in the wild before arriving here. Here, he sees them from the window.
Les terrasses are LPO sanctuaries, and that’s no coincidence.

The river at the foot of the gîtes is home to a discreet but very much present life: fish, crayfish, and for the most patient… a few rare encounters that are well worth the detour: otters frolicking after dark and beavers searching for their building materials.

This is one of the most surprising charms of our location: in less than half an hour’s drive, the scenery changes completely.

Heading north towards Mont Lozère, as soon as you reach the village of Portes, chestnut trees and tall pines take over. Beneath your feet, schist and granite shape a landscape of ridges and deep valleys. The air changes, as does the light: we are in the Cévennes mountains.

Heading east, towards the lower Cèze valley and Mont Bouquet, a whole new world opens up before us. In barely fifteen minutes, we find ourselves amidst olive trees and holm oaks. We hear the cicadas, smell the savory and tread on sun-baked limestone. The bright, fragrant Mediterranean garrigue stretches out before us.

Two landscapes, two atmospheres, and the gîtes right in the middle.