Ardeche Program
The Land and Know-how
| The Land and Know-how |
| April 26 to 27, 2008 |
From Farm to Farm throughout Ardèche - Along an initiatory and fun excursion, young and old will set off to discover this rich land: circuits, walks, guided tours, sampling and sale of farm products. Several circuits with just one guide; a small scarecrow indicates the participating farms.
CIVAM - Contact : 04 75 36 77 64 |
| May 4, 2008 |
Ethnoplante: Plants Festival- Largentière - Plants in all ways imaginable... cooking with wild plants, herbal medicine, cosmetics, vegetable dyes, gardening workshops for children outdoor music! Many workshops (making flour, bread) and exhibitions... A whole program rich in knowledge and know-how.
Contact Savoir de Terroir : 04 75 35 88 50 or 06 17 63 37 74 |
| May 4, 2008 |
Olive Festival - Vallon Pont d'Arc - Olive theme market, exhibition at the Château Mairie, open house at the Moulin des Gorges mill, guided discovery walks, minibus circuit, talks, local olive oil and wine tasting and a random drawing with several prizes, notably a several hundred year old olive tree.
Tourist Office Vallon Pont d'Arc - Tel. : 04 75 88 04 01 |
| May 18, 2008 |
Festival of Le Barrès at the Duranne Farm - All day, at the Duranne farm (between Cruas and St Vincent de Barrès), there will be many free activities concerning wood and the forest; clog making, wood turners, chain-saw sculpting, accro-branchers, wood merry-go-round for children, horse skidding, barouche rides, tour of the beech grove with a ranger guide, hikes from Cruas to the Duranne farm, food and beverages available.
Contact and rservations: Tourist Office Cruas : 04 75 49 59 20 |
| May 31 to June 1st, 2008 |
Fête du Cercle des Sources de Grands Fleuves et Fête du Fin Gras du Mezenc - Ste Eulalie - It's the festival of the "Fin Gras" of Mézenc: a bovine breed stemming from the ancestral tradition of Easter steer and the winter fattening on hay, the festival of a whole community of breeders, the festival of an innovative and deep-rooted agriculture, the first festival since the approval by the Comité National des Appellations d'Origine of the decree projects of the l'AOC "Fin Gras du Mézenc".
It's also the festival of the Society of Sources, a convivial assembly of the members of the International Circle of Great River Sources, coming from the sources of the Po, the Danube and the Rhône to the sources of the Loire.
Association Fin Gras du Mézenc - Tel. : 04 75 30 61 58
Information : 04 75 38 89 78 |
| July 1st, 2008 |
Picodon Festival - Desaignes - The Fête du Picodon in Désaignes is a showcase of quality agricultural production and a crossroads of ideas between producers and the public.
Contact : 04 75 06 61 19 |
| July 26 to 27, 2008 |
Blueberry Festival in Péreyres - Small village in the high Cévennes of Ardeche each year celebrates this delicious berry which ripens in the mountains.
Contact : 04 75 94 58 83 ou 04 75 94 51 59 |
| August 10, 2008 |
Wine-makers Festival - Ruoms - This village celebrates each year the wine from Ardeche winemakers. All day, parades, wine tasting and sampling of regional products, market and games, finishing with a superb evening show.
Information : Tel. UVICA 04 75 39 98 00 - Tourist Office : 04 75 93 91 90 |
| From October 11 to November 9, 2008 |
The Autumn Castagnades - Different towns celebrate the chestnut. Meet the producers, craftspeople, artists, traditional dances and music.
Parc Naturel des Monts d'Ardèche - Tel. : 04 75 94 35 |
| From December 6 to 7, 2008 |
Wine Market - The first weekend of December, the wine market is the occasion for all the makers of the wines of the northern Rhône Valley to come meet their consumers... More than 50 winemakers let you taste their wines...
Information : Tourist Office St Péray : Tel. 04 75 40 46 75 |
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