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Les Estables (1340 m)
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Massif du Mézenc

Walking holiday

Winter holiday

Independent holidays

Activities

Sporting activities

Walking
Around les Estables: climb of Mont Mézenc, hike around Rocher Tourte, Narces de Chaudeyrolles, Mont Signon, Roches de Borée, etc.
GR 7, 73, 40, 420 (GR=National hiking path). Numerous PRs (PR=Local path).
  Rock climbing
At Rocher Tourte and at La Roche Pointue (Les Estables), at Les Roches (15 min away), at Rocher de la Tortue ("Turtle Rock") (20 min away), at Issarlès Lake (30 min away)...
Cross-country skiing
At the Maison Forestière, 1 1/4 miles from the hotel. Link itinerary from the hotel. 30 miles of marked slopes. Ski resort accredited by Ski France (?).
  Bicycle along the old railway line of la Galoche Mountain biking
Marked tours at Les Estables and arround.

Bicycle touring
Marked tours at Les Estables and arround.
Downhill skiing
In the village, 350 yards away.
Snowshoeing
At the Maison Forestière, 1 1/4 miles from the hotel. Signposted paths.
  Bungee jumping
At the viaduct of La Recoumène, in Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille (15 min away).
Dogsledding
At Les Estables.
  Paragliding
At Les Estables, at Chaudeyrolles (10 min away).
Outdoor swimming
In the lakes of Issarlès (30 min away), of Saint-Martial (25 min away), etc.
    Fishing
In the small rivers Gazeille (in Les Estables), Lignon, Gagne, in the river Loire,etc.
Via ferrata
Via ferrata of Les Juscles, in Le Pertuis, near Yssingeaux (30-40 min away).
    Horse riding
At Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille (15 min away), at Fay-sur-Lignon (15 min away).

Tennis
Courts 60 yds from the hotel.

Culture - Heritage - Museums
Abbey of Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, witness of a time when the abbey of Le Monastier was very powerful in the area.   Memory-Farm of Le Bourlatier, one of the largest lauze-roofed farms on the Ardèche plateau.
Museum of Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, located in the former abbey castle.   Ruins of the Bonnefoy Carthusian monastery
Brothers Perrel eco-museum farm in Moudeyres, discovery of the life style and life conditions of farmers in the previous centuries.   Castle and village ofArlempdes, perched above a meander of the river Loire. The first of the Loire castles; the village is listed as one of France's most beautiful villages.
Bigorre eco-museum farm; construction techniques of thatched roofs.   Le Puy-en-Velay cathedral, historical starting point of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.
Lauzière of Lac Bleu in Les Balayes, discovery of the history and the heritage of the Mézenc-Meygal plateau with scale models made of genuine rock.   Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe chapel, built in the 10th and 13th centuries at the top of the Aiguilhe rock.


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Mentions légales - Conception du site : Alexandre Aubry : estables@ladecouverte.com