HOW TO COME TO SAUVE
WHAT TO DO IN SAUVE?
The medieval city,
Mole Tower (or Abbey Tower),
The Mint,
The Roquevaire* Castle (more), *Roquevaire means : changing colours stone.
The Fork Conservatory (more),
The Sea of Rocks (more),
The Vidourle banks,
The reemergence (more),
Craftsmen (more),
Factory shop Eminence (linen & underwear).
Tourism information office : http://www.vallee-vidourle.com/
Rue des Boisseliers
30610 Sauve
Tel : +33 (0)4 66 77 57 51
Fax : +33 (0)4 66 77 05 99
E-mail : offtoursauve@wanadoo.fr
Opening time:
Winter: Mondays to Fridays from 9.30am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm
Spring and Autumn: Mondays to Fridays from 9am to 12pm and 2pm-6pm and Saturdays*
9.30am to 12.30pm (*only from 15 to 30 June and 1er to 15 September)
Summer: Mondays to Saturdays from 9am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm to 6.30pm and Sundays 10am to 12.30pm
THE SURROUNDINGS
• Anduze and the Prafrance bambuseraie, Anduze vases factories, colour-tiles-roofed fountain, the Cévennes steam train.
The Bambouseraie: http://bambouseraie.com
Anduze Tourism Information Office: http://www.ot-anduze.fr/
Steam train: http://www.trainavapeur.com
• Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort: musée de la soie, cadrans solaires.
http://www.museedelasoie-cevennes.com/accueil.html
• Mont-Aigoual: weather forecast Observatory, Orgon waterfalls, the Bonheur* valley, André Chamson's** graveyard at la Luzette.
*the Bonheur (= Happiness) river
**André Chamson, a great writer on the Cévennes, the Protestants' history, and the 2nd World War, minister for Culture, member of the Académie Française is buried on top of the mountain, at the "col de la luzette.
http://www.causses-aigoual-cevennes.org/loisirs/sites.php
• Valleraugue: departure of the 4,000 steps path.
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/cevennes.multi/iso_album/4000marches.pdf
• Le Mazel: postman's museum.
http://www.le-mazel.com/
• Le Vigan: the Cévennes museum.
http://www.cevennes-meridionales.com/otlevigan/decouvrir/musee-cevenol.do?item=decouvrir
• Saint-Jean-du-Gard: museum for "cévenoles" traditions, giant aquarium, steam train.
http://otsi.st.jeandugard.free.fr/
• Mialet: Désert museum*, Trabuc caves, trees path.
*a museum on Protestants' history.
http://www.museedudesert.com/article5684.html
• Générargues: "santon" (local clay statues inspired by Jesus'birth) museum.
http://www.tourinfos.com/fr/r0011/d0030/m0001/j0007/p000269.htm
• Navacelles circus, Blandas moors plateau, cromlech (erected stones circle)
http://larzacinfo.com.free.fr/cadres/cadre_index.htm
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Gélone abbey, Infernet or End of the World circus, Clamouse caves, Hérault gorges, the Devil's bridge, santons museum.
http://www.saintguilhem-valleeherault.fr/
• Saint-Ambroix: Gisquet tower.
• Saint-Bauzile-de-Putois: the Young Ladies cave.
http://www.saintbauzilledeputois.fr/
• Montpellier: medieval city, Fabre museum, Peyrou Gardens, Mare Nostrum, planetarium, Lunaret Zoo.
http://www.montpellier.fr/19-decouvrir-montpellier-site-touristique.htm
• Alès: Coal mines museum, the Scribe museum.
http://www.ville-ales.fr/tourisme/guide
• Uzès: 1st ducal castle, cathedral, the herbs market place, Harribo sweet museum, national stud farm.
http://www.haribo.com/planet/fr/info/frameset_musee.php?musee=1&frame=musee
• Arpaillargues: 1900's museum, toy museum.
http://www.arpaillargues-aureilhac.fr/historique.html
• The Pont du Gard
• Sommières: roman bridge, medieval city, castle, Bermond's Tower.
• Ambrussum: roman bridge and oppidum.
• Nîmes: the arenas, Magne Tower, "Square" House, the Fountain Gardens, cathedral.
• Saint-Gilles: Roman style abbey & cloister.
http://www.ville-saint-gilles.fr
• Arles: Saint-Trophyme cloister, the alyscamps, the arenas, antique roman theatre.
http://www.tourisme.ville-arles.fr
• Beaucaire: King René castle, eagles show.
• The Cèze valley: castles, Cocalière caves.
http://www.tourisme-ceze-ardeche.com
http://www.grotte-cocaliere.com
• The sea, the beaches
• The Camargue black bulls and white horses, pink flamingos.
• Aigues-Mortes: the Walls, Constance Tower.
• The Saintes Maries de la Mer: "gardians" thached-roofed houses, Saint Sara, gypsies' patron saint.
• Le Grau du Roi: fishermen harbour, seaquarium.
http://www.ville-legrauduroi.fr
• Palavas les Flôts fishermen harbour, Dubout museum.
http://www.palavaslesflots.com/