- 10 minutes from Barjac, the Cèze river: swimming, picnicking, canoeing. 

- 25 minutes from Barjac, the Chassezac river, beautiful gorges and several beaches: swimming, picnicking, canoeing, rock climbing, potholing.

- The famous Gorges of the Ardèche are 11 kilometers from Barjac.

-  Cevennen, spending a day in the mountains?  Villefort, a little city in a valley at 500 m height (beautiful drive), at the foot of the "Mont Lozère". At 2,5 km from Villefort: Lac de Villefort : a mountain lake of 137 ha., nice cool water, a beach with sand and there is a nice path for hiking around the lake. In Villefort you can buy and eat nice fresh fish from the lake.  Click here  for a panorama view of the lake and the surrounding mountains...

- The Mediterranean Coast:  1- 1,5 h drive from Barjac.

Would you prefer a swimming pool? : At "Les Fèlgères" at Saint Sauveur de Cruzières, you can buy tickets for the  swimming pool, which also permit access to the tennis court.  There is a small restaurant/snack bar.

- Piscines municipal in Orgnac l'Aven and Saint Ambroix

Another way to discover the river and gorges of the Ardèche: "Confrérie de bateliers de l'Ardèche" (See website)

recommendations  for activities with children

click on every suggestion for a link to information on the different websites.

    La Bambouseraie (La Bambouseraie)  

  Crocodile farm , over 300 species 

  Adventure park in the Cevennes  

  Train ¨à vapeur¨ in Anduze ( in combination with "La    Bambouseraie"?)

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