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Cham des Bondons The
Cévennes abounds in prehistoric remains. At the foot of Mont
Lozère, the site called the Cham des Bondons holds 150 menhirs, 4
dolmens and some thirty burial mounds.
This is the second
largest number of prehistoric monuments in Europe after Carnac.
To
visit them, follow the "path of the menhirs" starting at
the col of Montmirat.
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The ecomuseum of Mont Lozère in Pont de Montvert
The ecomuseum of
Mont Lozère in Pont de Montvert also covers the sites developed on
the plateau where the Tarn rises: the farm of Troubat and Bellecoste.
The access paths are
easy and lead to a range of farms, villages and the museum. All the
elements of an extraordinary cultural heritage are available to
discover a people and its traditions, in contact with them and with
nature
The ecomuseum
network developed in the region also provides insight into
various aspects of life in the Cévennes and on the Causses: the
silk industry (magnanerie of La Roque), architecture (Barre des
Cévennes), people (Musée du Cévenol in Pont Ravager), etc.
In Saint Laurent de Trèves,
there is a listed site with some twenty footprints left by dinosaurs
nearly 190 million years ago.
Peat bogs
Those
of Mont Lozère were originally marshes where the accumulation of
decomposed vegetable matter created a particular biotope which is
home to many animal species (butterflies, batrachians, birds and
mammals).
The remarkable flora
consists of rare and original species like the carnivorous sundew.
And
The ridge route, Between the mountain of the
Bougès and the Ventalon, this is one of the
prettiest routes in the area.
The
gorges of the Chassezac The
river seethes in a great canyon to the north of La
Garde Guérin, where there is an arresting view of
waterfalls and a cliff face of 300 metres plunging
into the "devil’s cauldron".
The
Corniche des Cévennes a
unique display of Cévennes sierras and valleys
from Florac to St Jean du Gard.
The
bells of torment In
La Fage and other villages of Mont Lozère, from
Bleymard to Bagnol Les Bains, in hard winters
these bells helped travellers to find their way
when lost in blizzards where snow, wind and fog
cut the villages off from each other.
Cévennes
National Park
T he
only inhabited national park in France
(permanent population of 600) the Cévennes
National Park harbours an outstanding
natural environment.
It
shelters and ensures the protection of
nearly 50% of the national flora and fauna
and a wealth of cultural heritage forged by
generations of people.
Tel: 04 66 49 53 00
Website:
www.cevennes.parcnational.fr |
Credits
: www.lozere-tourisme.com
