- Village
- Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche
- about 10 km from Bourg-Saint-Andéol
Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche
The village where the Ardèche Gorges end: two beaches, a suspension bridge dating from 1905 and, on the opposite bank, Aiguèze.
What to see, what to know
Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche marks the end of the gorges: this is where the canoes that set off from the Pont d'Arc come ashore. Here the river separates the Ardèche from the Gard, and the village faces Aiguèze on the opposite bank.
People come here for the river. The village has two beaches, and a suspension bridge, opened in 1905, links the two banks.
A former hamlet of fishermen and boatmen, surrounded by Côtes-du-Rhône vineyards, Saint-Martin was also home to two Surrealist artists, Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst, who lived here from 1938 to 1941.
The scenic road through the gorges links the village to Vallon-Pont-d'Arc.
Before or after your visit, stop off in Bourg-Saint-Andéol
All shops- Where to eatRestaurants, bakeries, pastry shops, butchers and grocers in the town.Restaurants and food shops
- Where to stayHotel or guest rooms: shop owners in the town can put you up.The places that offer rooms
- What to take homeOlive oil from the mill, wines bought at the estate, products from local producers and sweet treats.The local produce
Also worth seeing, close by
All the places to explore
Cave · Bidon · about 10 km awayGrotte de Saint-Marcel
At the entrance to the Ardèche Gorges, a cave with immense galleries, known for its cascade of gours, pools sculpted by water.
HeritageDolmens of the Bois des Géantes
Six dolmens scattered through the Laoul woods, listed as historic monuments since 1900: a woodland walk back to prehistory.
HeritageVallon de Tourne and the Mithras bas-relief
Two springs at the foot of a rock, a wash house and a Roman bas-relief of the god Mithras carved into the rock face: a small valley south of the old town.