Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Ardèche

Fontaine
07210 Baix

The Baix Fountain, built in the 18th century in Baix en Ardèche, is a historical monument combining fountain and wash, registered in 1984.

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.

Château de style Renaissance
07400 Alba-la-Romaine

Alba Castle, a former 11th century castle transformed in the 17th century, dominates Alba-la-Romane in Ardèche. Ranked a historic monument, it combines medieval architecture and late renaissance, hosting now exhibitions and concerts.

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.

Grotte préhistorique
07700 Bidon

The cave of Saint-Marcel in Bidon, in Ardèche, is a prehistoric site classified as Middle Paleolithic and Neolithic, famous for its speleothema and Mussterian remains, partially open to tourism since 1989.

Dolmens
07700 Bidon

The dolmen of Champvermeil, located in Bidon en Ardèche, is a megalithic monument dated from Neolithic, classified as historical monuments since 1910.

Eglise romane
07350 Cruas

The Abbey of Sainte-Marie de Cruas, a Romanesque jewel of the 11th-XIIth centuries in Ardèche, combines rare monastic rostrum and carved capitals. Ranked a historic monument since 1862, it bears witness to a Benedictine past enlivened between Gallo-Roman villa and Wars of Religion.

Château fort
07130 Saint-Péray

The castle of Crussol, a medieval fortress of the 12th and 16th centuries, dominates the Rhône valley in Saint-Péray (Ardèche). Ruined but classified, it controlled a strategic axis and harbours remarkable biodiversity.