Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Ardèche

Grotte ornée
07150 Vallon-Pont-d'Arc

The Chauvet Cave, located in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in Ardèche, is a major prehistoric site of the Paleolithic, famous for its 1,000 paintings and engravings, 36,000 years old, classified at UNESCO and among the oldest in the world.

Eglise romane
07700 Bourg-Saint-Andéol

Saint-Andéol Church, a 12th- and 13th-century Romanesque building in Bourg-Saint-Andéol en Ardèche, combines medieval heritage and contemporary stained glass windows. Ranked a historical monument in 1862, it honours a disciple of Polycarp de Smyrna.

Pont romain
07220 Viviers

The Roman bridge of Viviers, built during Antiquity, spans the Escoutay for 110 meters in the department of Ardèche. Ranked a historic monument in 1986, it bears witness to Roman engineering in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Clocher-mur
07140 Saint-Pierre-Saint-Jean

Saint-Jean de Saint-Jean-de-Pourcharesse church, built between the 12th and 17th centuries, is a historic monument located in Saint-Pierre-Saint-Jean, in Ardèche, in the heart of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Château de style Renaissance
07200 Vogüé

The castle of Vogüé, a former 12th century castle renovated in the 15th and 17th centuries, dominates the village of Vogüé in Ardèche, on the edge of the Ardèche, in a preserved natural setting.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
07110 Montréal

The château de Montréal, a former 13th-century castle rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries, dominates the ardéchis village of Montreal. This medieval and renaissance monument once protected Largentière's silver mines.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
07340 Thorrenc

Thorrenc Castle, built between the 13th and 18th centuries, dominates an ancient muletier road in Thorrenc (Ardèche). This medieval castel, marked by a 14th century dungeon and Renaissance towers, illustrates the military and seigneurial architectural evolution in Vivarais.

Château fort
07350 Cruas

The castle of the Monks, a fortified abbey building of the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, dominates Cruas in Ardèche. Former monastic refuge, it blends Romanesque chapel with defensive ramparts, classified as Historic Monument since 1912.