Saint-Alban-Auriolles: Holiday apartments and houses
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Saint-Alban-Auriolles extends across two distinctly different areas: a dry garrigue and an agriculturally used plain.
Those choosing Saint-Alban-Auriolles as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Culture
The Dolmen du Calvaire is a Neolithic dolmen in Saint-Alban-Auriolles and has been classified as a monument historique since 1889.
The Mas Daudet is located in the former home of Alphonse Daudet's maternal family and offers insights into rural life in the past. The agricultural collection showcases traditional skills such as alcohol distillation, metalworking, processing chestnuts and pressing olives. The Mas Daudet's fig conservatory displays varieties from the Mediterranean region. The Mas Daudet park is suitable for picnics beneath centuries-old trees.
In the wider region around Saint-Alban-Auriolles are the ancient site “Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain”, the ruin “Château d'Allègre”, the ancient site “Site archéologique d'Alba-la-Romaine” and the ruin “Château de la Roche”.
Landscape
Around Saint-Alban-Auriolles are the mountain Serre de Colombou, the mountain Le Testa, the summit Sommet de Sigaud and the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave.
Trails
There are 22 walks and hikes in Saint-Alban-Auriolles, offered at three difficulty levels. The selection includes routes, discovery tours and more challenging hikes.
“Marche et Préhistoire” focuses on Neolithic dolmens and menhirs, which are associated with Europe's first farmers and herders.
The Chemin de la Pierre Sèche is an easy trail in the centre of Saint-Alban-Auriolles, where visitors can discover two dolmens, a Capitelle, remarkable dry-stone heritage and a spring.
The Circuit vélo des Dolmens offers a short detour near Saint-Alban-Auriolles to the Dolmens du Calvaire located behind the town hall.
To the overarching travel overview: Ardèche.
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