Camping Municipal La Plaine

Fancy seeing a French castle? Have a few for good measure… Château le Cheylard d'Aujac (25 minutes’ drive) is a 12th-century hilltop castle. Château de Montalet (15 minutes) is also up high, overlooking the Cèze valley. There’s a castle in Joyeuse (40 minutes) too, a hilltop village over the river Baume. Saint-Ambroix (15 minutes) has several more, all medieval. The medieval town centre and its chapel are perhaps most memorable. Grotte de la Cocalière (20 minutes) is worth putting aside a whole afternoon if you have the time to spare. The caves, pools and rocks were formed in the Jurassic times; a train ride is a must there, too. And where else might you journey to? The Renaissance town of Barjac (35 minutes) is a worthy spot, or there’s Labeaume (50 minutes) alongside sheer limestone cliffs, which has access to gorge hikes and a riverside square