ActivitiesANDUZE

Anduze is located at the gateway to the Cévennes. An authentic little town that will charm everyone. There is something here for all tastes: heritage lovers will find a number of beautiful monuments, sports lovers will head off on the trails and footpaths, the regional products will delight food livers and everyone will be in agreement that the landscapes are simply magnificent.

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THE CEVENNES STEAM TRAIN

Time travel in the heart of the Cévennes!

Between Anduze and Saint-Jean-du-Gard, discover the Cévennes National Park! This 13 km bucolic ride will take you back in time with our old-fashioned locomotives.

A stop at the Bambouseraie allows you to visit the park between two trains. At Saint Jean-du-Gard station, the team of the restaurant L’arrêt Gourmand welcomes you and offers you to taste local products. Be curious and discover the passion of the mechanics during the visit of the locomotive in Saint-Jean-du-Gard. Discover our theme trains all year round!

Your visit contributes to the preservation of our railway heritage!

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CÉVENNES BAMBOO GARDEN

Want to recharge your batteries? Come and discover la Bambouseraie in the Cevennes, a place where calm and nature reign. This magnificent park located in Anduze began its existence in 1856 thanks to Eugene Mazel, a great lover of horticulture and natural sciences.

It is now classified as a historical monument and is one of the 15 most beautiful gardens in France. This park will lead you through different countries thanks to the great diversity of plants present, which come from all over the world. You will discover Japan with the dragon valley designed by Eric Borja, the palm alley with no less than 160 palm trees, the village in the heart of Asia with a reconstitution of a Laotian house, the aquatic gardens, the period greenhouses of Mr. Mazel dating from 1850-60, the bamboo labyrinth, the Cévenole house located in the center of the park and many more. Your visit will be rich in learning thanks to the numerous explanatory terminals in writing or in audio which will allow you to learn more about the plants present all around you.

The park is accessible to all people with disabilities, whether it is a hearing, motor, visual or mental disability, the park has adapted so that everyone can enjoy it. A snack bar with free access is present on the premises, it will offer you the possibility to taste fresh and local products prepared on the spot. You will also be able to take advantage of the garden area to get precious advices from the gardeners of the Bamboo plantation as well as to bring back home a plant cultivated on the spot and in season. So, to enjoy a little moment of escape with family, friends or solo, don’t look any further, everything is here.

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AIR DE NATURE

Come and discover “Air de Nature”, the tree climbing course located less than 30 minutes from the Domaine, in the town of Saint Quentin la Poterie.

You will discover a multitude of courses composed of several workshops as well as zip lines for the most courageous. The prices are adapted to the level of difficulty you wish to reach. For your small or big hunger, a picnic area is at your disposal as well as a catering area proposing local and ethical products as much as possible.

Your safety being the most important point, you should know that the park has equipped all its courses with a continuous lifeline system which guarantees the impossibility of removing the carabiner from the cable. The park also conducts an annual inspection of its trees and facilities.

To ensure that future generations can also enjoy these beautiful spaces, the park has opted for sustainable construction techniques. For example, the protection of the forest understory and the root system with pathways that control trampling around the species.

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TRABUC CAVES

Located between Anduze and Saint-Jean-du-Gard, under the relief of the Mialet valley, the Grotte de Trabuc, a major cave, can be discovered by the whole family, on an interactive, scenographic and safe lighted trail, which brings you closer to an authentic nature. It is a living cave, where water tirelessly leaves its mark on the stone, trickling down from draperies to waterfalls, right up to the foot of the Midnight Lake in a display of light and shadow. In this mineral setting, unique in the world, the army of 100,000 soldiers keeps watch.

The autonomous audio-guided tour in the off-season and accompanied in the summer, will transport you into the history and magic of this great natural site, which has been awarded the Cevennes National Park label. The interactivity of the light control and the discovery of the galleries plunge the visitor into a captivating underground world for the duration of a visit.
Be curious and try unusual ways of visiting, with the Double Visit with a carbide lamp or the Cave is lit by the light of 1600 candles, without forgetting the beautiful poetic scenography of the Magic of Christmas lights underground!

Mark your calendars! Open from February to the end of December.

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