The Cévennes
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsOn Grand'Rue, in Saint-Jean-du-Gard, at the end of the steam railway line. Leave the car, take the train to Anduze and come back to the village for dinner in the evening.
The steam train links Saint-Jean-du-Gard with Anduze and stops at the Bambouseraie: check the days it runs.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →On Route de Saint-Jean-du-Gard, in Anduze. A 3-star with a pool for families, a few minutes from the Bambouseraie and the steam railway station.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →On Rue du Pêcher, in Florac, the starting point of the Corniche des Cévennes. A 3-star for driving the Corniche towards Saint-Jean-du-Gard or heading north up Mont Lozère.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →On Place Jean Séquier, in the centre of Meyrueis, where the Gorges de la Jonte meet the road to Mont Aigoual. A simple base for the causses and the Aven Armand by car.
€80 a nightSee on Booking →On Rue Négrone, in Saint-Jean-du-Gard, in a former silk mill. A 2-star in the village at the end of the steam railway line, for heading down to the Bambouseraie and Anduze without a car.
€90 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue Sergent Triaire, in Le Vigan, in the southern Cévennes. A 2-star for driving up Mont Aigoual by its southern side and going on to the Abîme de Bramabiau in the same day.
€80 a nightSee on Booking →On Route du Suquet, in Camprieu, part of Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu, very close to the Abîme de Bramabiau. A simple inn for visiting the underground river in the morning and then driving up Mont Aigoual.
€75 a nightSee on Booking →On Route du Château d'Ayres, in the hamlet of Ayres, in Meyrueis. A château hotel with a spa for a quiet night after Bramabiau, Mont Aigoual or the Aven Armand, away from the bustle.
A former Benedictine monastery founded in the 12th century, surrounded by a park of sequoias and centuries-old oaks.
€160 a nightSee on Booking →On Route de Saint-Jean-du-Gard, in the Corbès area of Anduze, where the steam railway line begins. A practical aparthotel for families visiting the Bambouseraie and exploring by car.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →On Route du Vigan, at Le Rey, near Pont-d'Hérault, in the Hérault valley. A château hotel for exploring towards Le Vigan and driving up Mont Aigoual via Valleraugue.
€150 a nightSee on Booking →On Route de Générargues, in Anduze, on the road to the Bambouseraie. A guesthouse with a restaurant for those combining the Bambouseraie, the steam train and the Musée du Désert.
€140 a nightSee on Booking →On the road to Millau, deep in the Gorges du Tarn, downstream from Sainte-Énimie. A château hotel with a spa for a night by the river between days of canoeing or driving the corniche.
€220 a nightSee on Booking →