Created in 1856 by Eugène Mazel, a Cevennes-dweller and keen botanist, the famous Prafrance bamboo garden (not far from Anduze) is a wonderful exotic garden that invites you to saunter through its grounds. The restful paths through tall bamboo trees; the Valley of the Dragon, a splendid Japanese-style Zen garden; the Bambusarium with its many bamboo species, the Mazel greenhouse containing fragrant plants and exotic flowers; the Laotian village with its typical bamboo constructions; the water garden, as peaceful as can be with its koi carp, dragonflies and lotuses... All these splendours have made the park's name.
The gorges of the Ardèche
