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Pont du Gard TRIP HIGHLIGHT

28 to Viaduc de 1 Pont du Gard
Millau
The trip begins 21km
northeast of Nîmes at the
Pont du Gard (%04 66 37
50 99; www.pontdugard.fr; car
Languedoc’s known for its fine coastline and & up to 5 passengers €18, after
even finer wines, but on this trip you’ll explore a 8pm €10, by bicycle or on foot
€7, after 8pm €3.50; hsite
different side to this peaceful corner of France. 24hr year-round, visitor centre
Inland, the landscape climbs into the high & museum 9am-8pm Jul & Aug,
shorter hours Sep–mid-Jan &
hills and river ravines of the Parc National des mid-Feb–Jun), France’s fin-
Cévennes, beloved by walkers, kayakers and est Roman aqueduct. At
50m high and 275m long,
nature-lovers alike. The scenery is truly grand, and graced with 35 arch-
but keep your eyes on the tarmac, as some of es, it was built around
19 BC to transport water
the roads are hairy. from Uzès to Nîmes. A

30 km to ‚ Lot
F G # \ Mende Col des
30
Tribes
Barjac
# \ (1130m)
c
Le Bleynard # \
Lot # \ Balsièges
# \ Chanac 0 ¸
# \ Banassac N106 Villeforte # \
Causse de Sauveterre
Parc
Parc LOZÈRE Mt Lozère R National des
National des
0 ¸ Cévennes Ste-Enimie # \ Ispagnac (1699m) Cévennes
A75
0 ¸
# \
Gorges du Tarn # D907b Tarn 0 ¸
#
D998
5
# \
# \ #
4
# \ Castelbouc # Florac Castagnol
Sévérac- # \
le-Château # \ Col de
Portes
La Malène St-Laurent 0 ¸
N106
# \ Les Causse Méjean # \ de Trèves c
0 ¸ Vignes Barre-des-
# \
D907b
Cévennes LANGUEDOC- # \
Le Rozier Gorges de la Jonte ROUSSILLON
# \ Jonte
Parc Naturel Régional# # \ Meyrueis
#
6
des Grandes Causses Causse Noir Mt Aigoual
D110
AVEYRON 0 ¸ # \ La Roque-Ste (1567m) 0 ¸
m K Dourbie Marguerite R
D907
# \ Millau Parc Naturel Trèves St-Jean # \
Tarn # Grands Causses # \ Dourbie Valleraugue du Gard #
# 7
# \
Régional des
# \ #
3
Viaduc de
Millau Cantobre # \ Montagne du Lingas Anduze
#
H # \
p316 Cernon Nant Le Vigan
0 ¸ # \ St-Hippolyte
# \ Roquefort 0 ¸ # \
D999
A75
du Fort
# \ Ganges
# e 0 0 10 miles
20 km