The area surrounding the Domaine de Graillefiot is amazing. Within a radius of 30 kilometres, it is possible to discover hill-top villages, the Ducal city of Uzès, the Papal City of Avignon and the capricious Ardèche River.

Of course, first and foremost, there is the Pont du Gard, one of the most famous French monuments in the world.

The stone arches of this visible reminder of Roman engineering have been standing over the Gardon River for the past 2000 years.

A few kilometres from this ancient monument, the light coloured stonework of Uzès, the first Dukedom of France, glows in the generous sunlight of our region. A leisurely stroll through its streets will lead you to the famous Place aux Herbes, with its beautiful mansion houses. Uzès is a typical Provencal town,with streets lined with plane trees, through which the sun plays never-ending games of light and shade. Everyone will speak to you of the poet, Racine, who lived in Paris, but who said of Uzès, "The nights are even more beautiful than our days".

A little further on, beyond the town of Pont Saint Esprit, is the beginning of the Ardèche Valley, with its superb cliff road which follows the course of the steep gorges through which the river of the same name flows.

At each bend of this winding road, you will discover new, different and astonishing panoramas. The spates of the Ardèche are violent and sudden, but most of the time the river is peaceful and it is possible to swim in its waters and sunbathe on its beaches.