Le Chambon-sur-Lignon

Walking through the town, you can admire the Protestant church rebuilt in the early nineteenth century on the remains of the first temple of the seventeenth or the lovely church with its typical architecture of the region.

Built in the Middle Ages, the castle Bridge Mars still dominates the entrance of the Velay. Rebuilt in the 1920s with the original stones, he reveals such a beautiful medieval tower in addition to the main building.

Open between early March and late November, the memorial site of Chambon-sur-Lignon has an interesting museum tour that presents the heroic acts of the plateau inhabitants during World War II. The premises also contain the names of ninety people proclaimed Righteous by the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem. A Garden of Memory is also offered with a plan designed by landscape architect Louis Benech.

After discovering one of the oldest tourist offices in France, you can visit in the very nice golf the town with his eighteen-hole course in the heart of a wooded and hilly environment. Rich in sports and leisure facilities, the village also has an open natural lake for swimming, a tennis club, equestrian or of marked hiking trails centers.

Lignon The edges are suitable for walking and it is also possible to go on the course of ropes, one of the largest in Europe, to offer thrills. The town is also served by the Velay Express tourist train that operates a historical line of the early twentieth century.

• The weekly market is held every Saturday morning. A second market is offered on Wednesday mornings from the beginning of July to the end of August.
• Le Chambon-sur-Lignon hosts an international tennis tournament for 15-16 year olds at the beginning of February.
• L'Ardéchoise, a cycle touring race, makes a stop at Chambon-sur-Lignon in June.
• The impromptu festival offers a great program of classical music concerts between the end of June and the beginning of July.
• A flea market is organized in July and August.
• The town offers its film festival in July, Ciné Fête, with exclusive screenings, concerts and meetings with historians and directors.
• The Musiques en Vivarais Lignon festival in the second half of August: a path of rich musical discoveries where Vivaldi and Piazolla, Bach and Gershwin, baroque and classical music, and also contemporary music from the 20th century can rub shoulders and 21st.
• Let's gloat! offers concerts throughout the year.
• The gourmet week during the All Saints holidays.

• Lake Devesset.