There
are also a great number of footpaths and local trails marked
out by the Park (top guide available). Not forgetting
Stevenson’s route.
With
or without a donkey, you can follow in the footsteps of the
Scottish writer from Monastier in Haute Loire to Saint Jean du
Gard, crossing the Lozère (Langogne, Bleymard, Pont de
Montvert, Saint Germain de Calberte)
Alpine
and cross-country skiing
On the Mont
Lozère, the ski station of Bleymard (Tel: 04 66 48
66 48) – 1400 to 1600 metres in altitude – is ideal
for lovers of wide open spaces and mountains: pistes for all
categories in alpine skiing, marked itineraries and pistes
from the col de Finiels for cross-country skiing.
You can also surf, mono-ski, snowblade, ramble on snowshoes
and there are sledging tracks for the little ones.
In the heart of
the Cévennes National Park, the ski resort of Mas de la
Barque provides for cross-country skiers and snowshoe
ramblers
(Tel: 04 66 46 92 72).
As at Bleymard-Mont-Lozère,
there is both hotel and gîte accommodation
Spas and fitness
At
a height of 900m on the slopes of Mont Lozère, the health
resort and spa of Bagnols-les-Bains goes back to Roman
times.
People come
here to take the waters for rheumatism and respiratory
disorders or to take advantage of its "fitness"
packages. Tel: 04 66 47 60 02
Climbing and
canyoning
The
tormented waters of the Chassezac have been adopted by
canyoning enthusiasts, and the walls of hard rock of its
gorges offer themselves as an ideal climbing challenge in a
sumptuous environment.
Maison de la
randonnée (Tel: 04 66 49 69 26).
And,
Travels
in the Cévennes on mountain bikes, horseback or with a
donkey. Fish in the clear waters of the Altier and the many
streams of the Cévennes called gardons.
Vallon du
Villaret (D4)
: an amazing discovery park where games and art meet nature
and history
(Tel: 04 66 47 63 76).
Gastronomy
The
Cévennes is the land of the sweet chestnut, the famous bread
tree whose fruit is the basic ingredient of many dishes:
chestnut soup (bajanat) with milk or wine, jams, terrines,
cakes, biscuits, bread, etc.
It is also the
home of the famous Pélardon goat’s cheese, now covered by
an appellation contrôlée, cooked dishes (beef, pork, duck,
trout, game) and jams made from wild fruit (bilberry,
strawberry, black-berry and raspberry).
A place to
regale yourself at the table or just picnic under the chestnut
trees. Try the local Pelardon goat cheese.
Credits
: www.lozere-tourisme.com
