There's a patio that catches the morning sun for breakfast, and is well shaded by lunchtime, photo below left. Some say it's the view from there that will bring them back again! Behind the gîte are cooler garden terraces, with Anduze visible through the trees.
There's ample garden furniture and a charcoal barbeque, plus a conveniently-placed car-parking area.

Positioned between impressive cliffs and clinging to the banks of the river Gardon, the town of Anduze has stood at this "Gateway to the Cévennes" from medieval times. The photo below right shows the Gateway viewed from the garden.

You'll find the staff in the Office de Tourisme in the main square are friendly, and offer many leaflets about interesting local activities. There are several cafés to sit in for drinks and snacks, and you can choose among 17 restaurants in the town named in our two-page list (covering 16 villages in the locality as well as Anduze). The big attractions are the local steam train (TVC: Train à Vapeur des Cévennes) that runs up the Gardon valley to St Jean du Gard, passing the Bambouseraie (the bamboo collection at Générargues in a park of distinction that includes a beautiful landscaped Japanese garden).


For shopping, the town centre is only 2 km away, or 20 minutes on foot. The supermarket with most to offer is Super U. Otherwise, a range of small shops sell such necessities as bread, medicines, newspapers (in several languages). A country market is held in the old town on Thursdays, and a flea market on Sundays. There are multilingual cash-points, three banks, and low-cost petrol and diesel are available from Super U and Netto market. In the summer months the town attracts holiday-makers who give it a buzz that is said to be the envy of surrounding holiday locations.

We have a list of local markets showing the mornings on which they function. And, if you enjoy tasting wines, ask for our file of personal favourites from nearby and distant wineries.

The Mediterranean sea is just over an hour's drive to the south, and to the east are the Pont du Gard (1 hour), Avignon and Arles (both 1 and 1/2 hours). But there are any number of other special places to visit: Nîmes (for its Roman temple and arena); Uzès (a beautiful Midi town); St Guilhem-le-désert (medieval pilgrimage village shown below left); the Cirque de Navacelles (a deep limestone valley on the Causse plateau); the Grotte des Demoiselles (one of the most impressive local caves); the world's highest suspension bridge at Millau shown below right; the Cévennes National Park; and many other attractive and interesting places described in the leaflets and guides we provide.