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Magic and mysteriousTarn's Gorges From Ispagnac to Le Rozier, the Tarn, with pure and limpid waters, winds down in the bottom of these deep gorges from four to six hundred meters deep, in a prestigious running which makes this classified place one of the most marvellous treasures of the department of Lozere. These renowned gorges, you will be able to discover them by small boat or by canoe, according to your leaning for the adventure. They will reserve to you ravishing surprises deploying suddenly in front of your eyes by the brutal turning of Dantesque straits their vertiginous landscapes with the superb escarpments staked out by jagged ledges. ) The Tarn was the principal way for the carriage of the goods till the opening to circulation, in 1905, of the current road joining Sainte Enimie to Le Rozier. The tourists, from 1888 to 1905, were conveyed in the Gorges by relays of flat-bottomed small boats. The way of La Malène to the Cirque of the Baumes (8km) is always proposed to the tourists.) The man had arranged the steep slopes of the gorges in terraces, where he cultivated harshly the vine, the walnut tree, the almond tree... From rural migration towards the town and industrial life facility came the invading fallow which tends to spread. Many sites such as Ste Énimie, Castelbouc, Saint-Chély-du-Tarn or La Malène contribute with their architectures, their stories and without forgetting their legends, to convey the strong image of the Gorges of the Tarn. Travelling by Gorges of Tarn : in Florac :  Holidays Green Station near the gates of the Gorges. The source of the Peach Tree : resurgence from where waters escape from mountainside. The old castle of Florac : headquarters of the Cevennes National Park.in Ispagnac : ) Borough located in the entry of the Gorges of the Tarn. Beautiful Rebirth houses XIIth century feudal ruins Listed monuments : XIIth century romanesque church, monastery of the Ursulines. In the vicinity : The Cham of Bondons, second menhirs concentration in Europe after Carnac. in Quézac : XIVth century five arched Gothic bridge which spans the Tarn. Quézac spring water bottling factory visit.in Montbrun : Splendid small village clinged on the Méjean Causse slope and its little museum.) in Sainte-Énimie : Mediaeval city, listed amongst the most beautiful villages of France, in the heart of the Gorges of the Tarn, built in amphitheatre. XIIth Century Abbay, romanesque church, living museum of "Vieux Logis" (Old Dwelling). In the vicinity : Castel of Prades, ancient fortress towering above the village of Prades The Castelbouc village and the Farm of Boissets, both overlooking the Tarn. in La Malène : ) Starting point of a descent by small boat of Gorges of the Tarn, from April to October. In the vicinity : La Caze castle, from XVth Century The Pas de SoucyView points upon the Gorges of the Tarn from the top of 500 meters cliffs : the Sublime Point, on Causse of Sauveterre, overlooking the cirque of the Baumes the Rock of Hourtous on the Méjean Causse) The Détroits : straits in the gorges During 1965 and 2004 issues of stamps about Gorges of Tarn by the French Post.in Le Rozier : Borough lying on the exit of the Gorges of the Tarn. Departure of the Gorges of the Jonte. In a protected space of Cevennes National Park, vultures in freedom. |
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