Camping Les Murmures du Lignon

It’s not all about complete idleness around here – far from it, in fact, with canoeing, kayaking and horse riding among the activities in the surrounding villages and in the Monts D'Ardèche Regional Nature Park about half an hour's drive away. Scenic trips on the Velay Express steam train are a good way to see some of your surroundings without troubling your legs too much: the trains run from the station in Tenc through forests and meadows up to a mountain plateau of more than 1,000 metres. If you’d like to put a little more effort in, consider a trip on the Vélorail Velay 20 minutes away to pedal along a disused railway line through the forest. Also worth a visit is Le Puy-en-Velay – drive there in 45 minutes or so to visit the Château de Bouzols, see the chapel built on a huge craggy outcrop overlooking the town and wander the streets of the historic lacemaking quarter.