La Voix du Ruisseau

Bring your bikes and/or boots along, because there are lots of lovely places to explore, including the wooded trails of Arboretum de l’Espaze (15 minutes’ drive), the ancient fortified village of Boussagues (15 minutes) and the slopes of Mont Caroux (40 minutes). For other outdoor activities, there are watersports at Lake Salagou (45 minutes), tree-climbing trails at Arbracadabranche Adventure (half an hour) and rounds of golf at Lamalou-les-Bains (25 minutes). After all that, you may well fancy a soak in the thermal baths in Lamalou-les-Bains or Avène (35 minutes). Heading south, you can easily get to the vineyards around Faugères (25 minutes); carry on in the same direction and you’ll eventually get to Béziers (50 minutes), one of the oldest cities in France, or Valras-Plage (an hour), where you can take a dip in the Mediterranean.