Désaignes: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
The old town of Désaignes forms a medieval ensemble surrounded by a town wall with three gates. It has been listed since 1972.
Culture and History
The Château de Désaignes dates from the 14th century. The castle cellars offer a presentation and tasting of local products.
The museum in the Château-Musée de Désaignes covers former rural life, local history, the Resistance, the First World War, the Wars of Religion and the village schools of the hamlets.
The medieval festival of Désaignes takes place every year in mid-August.
La Chapelle Phyldus houses an exhibition space in the former chapel of the Free Church. The Porte du Bourg de l’Holme gate still has machicolations and a small lookout tower where the watchman was stationed.
The Porte Janot is located near a tower that is considered to have formerly been a prison and still has loopholes.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Désaignes can note this preference as a separate part of their holiday planning.
Nature
Below the village of Désaignes, the Plan d’eau des Salins is located on the Doux, with a beach and water features.
The Les Vignes hike is very easy, 4.3 kilometres long and stated to take 1 hour and 30 minutes. It runs along the Doux and begins at the village, which is designated a Village de Caractère.
The panoramic circular trail passes through elevated hamlets and offers exceptional panoramic views of the Doux Valley and the village of Désaignes.
For the higher-level travel overview: Ardèche.
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