Lagorce

Get around

Walk in the beautiful hills, following the Sentier Botanique in wild boar territory and enjoy fantastic views and local wildlife.

See

Ma Magnanerie, a refurbished authentic silk farm. Shows visitors the full life cycle of the silkworm through all stages of development from egg to butterfly. Sentier Botanique, which is several marked trails in the hills around Lagorce.

Do

Go for walks, hang out, meet some locals, old and young. Walk through Chadafaud, (Lagorce) in the medieval part of the village. Walk in the beautiful hills, following the Sentier_Botanique in wild boar territory and enjoy fantastic views and local wildlife, which is really great in Spring. April, May and June is the very best time to visit for that, when the Salastre still runs and acts as a breeding ground for zillions of frogs and you can hear the nightingales sing, watch the owls fly through the night. It is also nice to visit in autumn (late August to October), when the summer heat fades, and of course for the fully hot South of France experience, when the water is warm in the many rivers, come in the high season. The restaurants are full of Dutch, German, French, Italian and other tourists, as well as the locals.

Buy

The local grocery shop is run by a young, friendly couple.

The commune has been growing steadily in the last few years, due to the success of a local, organic cosmetics factory, Melvita, which is 5 km north of Lagorce in the direction of Aubenas (in Marquenoux), so especially in the season there are a few shops and also locals selling organically grown vegetables, honey and other things. Ask in the grocery shop for more information.

Eat

There are two restaurants, Le Tilleul and Le Cheval Blanc, both of which have bars.

Drink

See above. There are also two vineyards just across the valley, in Ibie.

Sleep

Cheval Blanc on the main street that runs through the village is a hotel. There are a few B&Bs, such as On the Rocks , in Chadafaud, the medieval part of the village, which sits on a cliff-side.

Respect

Leave nothing but footprints....

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