"A jumping-off point to adventure for nature-lovers"
** Information on Portes & the Chateau
** A map of the local area and useful information
** Two kilometres north of Anduze, this is a bamboo
garden with over 150 different species of the plant, as well as other trees, a water garden and Asiatic village. The garden
also supplies bamboo shoots to Berlin Zoo for their two giant pandas!
** A tourist steam train, running every day from June
until the end of August with a restricted service outside these dates, to St Jean du Gard, via La Bambouseraie.
** Golf - Ribaute les Tavernes, just south of Ales
** The Famous Sweet factory, between Ales and Uzes
** Tourist Information Centre -
Useful local information
** Cross-country skiing/mountain biking hire -
mountain resort
15 minutes drive from Genolhac
** Recreational Lake - Villefort
** Ales Tourist Board
04.66.52.32.15
** Ramblers Club
04.66.61.66.66
** Le Pont du Gard (see weblink below)
Enjoy a superb day out at this world-famous 2000 year old three-tiered bridge
topped with an aquaduct, one of the greatest surviving pieces of Roman heritage.
Take a picnic and your swimmers as the river is lovely!
NIMES
Historic Nimes is what draws the crowds centring on the two storey Roman arena,
Les Arenes. All the roads seem to lead to this imposing edifice which seats 20,000 spectators and is the premier side for
bull fighting outside Spain. The venue is also used for concerts.
