Camping des Deux Séquoias

There’s plenty for active guests in Millau (40 minutes’ drive), with canyoning excursions, via ferrata climbing routes, swimming and canoeing in the river Tarn, and guided half- or full-day hikes. Then there are the viewpoints, including several that give you uninterrupted vistas of the monumental Millau Viaduct, one of the world’s tallest bridges. East of Millau, the City of Stones of Montpellier-le-Vieux (40 minutes) is an area of distinctive rock formations with marked trails leading to vertiginous observation points, plus climbing routes, a miniature train and dedicated Zen areas with hammocks and deckchairs for meditating among the natural landscape. Head to the coast, stopping just outside Méze (an hour and 10 minutes) to check out the spectacularly preserved mosaics at the Gallo-Roman villa at Loupian. Méze sits on the Étang de Thau, a large lagoon that’s home to pink flamingoes and other birds.