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The Cevennes is a region in France and also National Park in Languedoc-Roussillon. The Cevennes are actually a number of mountain ridges.
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Towns
The area is very sparsely populated. There are not many cities and the municipalities are very sparsely populated. The capital is a municipality: Ales.
Other destinations
The Cevennes invite to a holiday in peace and full of nature, because there are hardly any people living there. It is one of the most important natural parks in France. The main municipalities are:
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Language
They speak French.
Arrive
By car
The easiest way is to reach the Cevennes by car. This can be done via the Autoroute du Soleil (the A7/E15) but this is a very busy road in high season. It is often a detour via the A75/E11 (from11 Clermond Ferrand nasty Montpellier) but faster, because you avoid traffic jams.
By train
Driving from Paris a train to the Cevennes, the Cevenol. Once there, it stops at numerous places and one only slowly reaches the destination.
Travel around
Public transport is almost non-existent. Hitchhiking is an option and the residents easily take hitchhikers with them because they know that public transport cannot be counted on.
It is best to travel around in your own car.
To look at
The Cevennes are primarily a nature reserve. Interesting things to visit are:
- Gorges du Tarn: a gorge of the river Tarn with beautiful landscapes.
- Gorges de la Jonte: a smaller gap
- Cirque de Navacelles: a cirque where the Vis flows with beautiful faces and beautiful waterfalls.
- Mont Aigoual ("Regenberg", 1567 m.; has a meteorological museum and observatory)
- l'Aven Armand, stalactite cave
- La Grotte des Demoiselles, stalactite cave
- Cave de Dargilan, stalactite cave
- Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux, rock formations
- Chaos de Nimes-le-Vieux, rock formations
- Corniche des Cevennes, autoroute through the Cevennes
- Circuit des Vallees Cevenoles
Routes
The Cevennes are spoiled for choice with numerous long-distance walks, the Grand Randonnées.
- the GR70 or the Stevenson route: from Le Puy-en-Velay nasty Ales. This is named after the trip that the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson made with a donkey. You can also rent it to follow in his footsteps.
- the GR7: by Saint-Chamond nasty Lodeve
- the GR72: by Le Col du Bez nasty Barre des Cevennes
- Le Cevenol: a tour in the Cevennes.
- the GR700: by Le Puy-en-Velay nasty Saint-Gilles.
To do
Food
Going out
Safety
The area is deserted and there is very little crime. There is a danger for stray dogs and an encounter with a poisonous viper is also not inconceivable.
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