Dolmen at Mias
Neolithic dolmen of Mias. Ardèche is one of the departments with the most dolmens. This Breton name means "stone table", they are funerary monuments. They appear in 2500 years before J-C, end of the Neolithic and in the Bronze Age.
Neolithic dolmen of Mias. Ardèche is one of the departments with the most dolmens. This Breton name means "stone table", they are funerary monuments. They appear in 2500 years before J-C, end of the Neolithic and in the Bronze Age.
Saint-Maurice-d'Ibie possesses a lot of treasures like older bread ovens: Condamine Trois Gros, communal, Eldin and from Séveniers House.
On the Grand Site de l'Aven d'Orgnac, just a stone's throw from the Grotto exit, the Cité de la Préhistoire evokes 350,000 years of human adventure through collections of local remains of human occupation. Visit before or after the Aven d'Orgnac!
The church is part of the National Registry of Historical monuments. Dédicate to Saint-Genest, the church is believed to date the 11th or 12th century. It has been built on an older place of worship.
Statue of the Virgin at the top of the basaltic neck.
It is the highest village in this area-from here you have a real birds eye view. At one time a fortified wall surrounded it, today just a few architectural elements remain including the ruins of its castle. Labeled "Village of character" since 2020.
Lussas is a rich town for many reasons. If you are seduced by early history, you will not want to miss visiting the dolmen of Mias and the structures that created the fortification for the Helvensians on the plateau of Jastres.
The abbey is a jewel of Romanesque art in Ardèche. It bears witness to the turbulent history of the former abbey of Cruas. Don't miss this beautiful place. Its very rare monastic gallery rediscovered 50 years ago, as well as its crypt and the mosaic.
This tower is the only thing that remains of the castle.
Free visit of the permanent exhibition : history and objects of daily life in Berg country.