Walking Tours in france

Gastronomic Walk in the Tarn

*  Spectacular walking in the Tarn & Jonte Gorges, and Cévennes National Park

*  Dramatic landscapes: sweeping plateaux, plunging gorges, extraordinary flora and fauna

*  Impressive châteaux, beautiful towns, fantastic rock formations

*  Friendly hotel, lovely heated pool, excellent food

*  Prehistoric caves and abandoned troglodyte villages

Our walking base on the banks of  the  Tarn is the *** OGrand Hôtel de la Muse et du Rozier. It’s a stylish modern building (with big picture windows and conservatories), in a tranquil spot, with wooded hills behind and gardens leading down to the river. The 35 large and airy bedrooms are on three floors (with lift).

There’s a heated swimming pool in the garden and trout fishing in the Tarn. Sandrine Bonneville, the owner, is a mine of local information and speaks good English. She will be pleased to discuss routes with you. There is an extremely varied choice of walking, and some of the walks featured rank among the most popular in France. Many of the best walks start from the hotel. For one-way walks, a taxi can usually be arranged. By car you can easily get into the Cévennes National Park - superb additional walking choices.

During your stay, you will traverse the vast limestone plateaux of the Causses where the lovesick Robert Louis Stevenson and his donkey, Modestine, travelled in 1878. You can picnic beneath the impressive plunging gorges, cool your feet in fresh mountain streams and visit the ancient rock city of Montpellier-le-Vieux nestled in the shelter of sheer cliffs. Other regional highlights within a short drive include the Tarn gorges, Aven Armand, the caves of Dargilan, the Cirque de Navacelles, Roquefort with its caves harbouring 5,000 tons of maturing cheese and the royal hermitage of St-Guilhem-le-Désert. Ste Eulalie-de-Cernon is a gem of a mediaeval town, its Templar commandery smoothly taken over by the Knights’ of St John following the elimination of the Templars.

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