Tourist attractions Privas

After admiring the unspoilt setting of the ruined Château de la Tourette, which once marked the gateway to the States of Languedoc, leave Vernoux and head for Boffres . Built on an outcrop, this village dominates a rural landscape of chestnut gr..

The ruins of this medieval castle stand on the magnificent site of a rocky platform with a stunning view of the Rhône, the Trois-Becs, the Vercors, the Baronnies and the Ventoux. Opposite, the jagged ridge of the Croix de Bauzon overlooks the Haut Ey..

The fortress was built by the Poitiers, the Counts of Valence, on a rocky spur. It possesses a magnificent entrance gateway dating from the 16C, built by René of Hautefort. This fine building was unfortunately wrecked by demolishers in 1820.

The calvary is not so much the ascent (1 hour there and back) as the three monumental crosses. The view makes it worth all the effort.

The people of Privas are not bitter. The best proof of that is that they named this bridge on the Ouvèze (dating back to the 15C) after the man who, in 1629, besieged the town, leading to the sacking of the city and the massacre of its inhabitants. T..

This small museum occupies the house in which Pierre Durand, a pastor during the “Désert” period of the 18C, was born. His sister, Marie Durand, was imprisoned for 38 years in the Constance tower in Aigues-Mortes and is said to have carved the fa..