Guest house located at the crossroads of southern Ardèche and Drôme Provençale, 30 minutes from the gorges of the Ardèche, the cave of Pont d'Arc, Montélimar, Aubenas and Grignan, and a hour of Avignon, Vaison-la-Romaine and Uzès.
Our house is a place of exchange, sharing, conviviality and calm open to all. We love this territory and we want to make known its history, its heritage, its landscapes always renewed in all seasons.
Bed and Breakfast in a typical southern Ardèche farmhouse, stone, warm and pleasant with swimming pool, surrounded by garrigue and vineyards where many outdoor activities are accessible. Near the GR42 and Via-Rhona and many hiking trails. Possibilities for swimming in the river (Ardèche, Ibie, La Beaume, ...)
Gourmet breakfasts served with bread, brioche, pastries, homemade jams, fruits from the region or the orchard in season, yoghurt, fruit juice.
For meals, several restaurants are nearby with menus offered with excellent value for money ... and fresh products. You will discover the Ardèche cuisine and its Provencal accent.
Christiane and René will be happy to share with you the magic of places with access to common areas of the house, Wifi, TV, but without the possibility of preparing a meal. In summer a space to prepare a light meal can be made available, consult us. The farmhouse is not a cottage and the meal can only be casual. Many terraces are accessible. A fairly complete tourist documentation is available and we are available to help you organize your visits and activities. Many books are available for a good time during nap or in the evening.
We have two very nice dogs, Chanel and Nala, especially with the children and they welcome you when you get off the car. They do not have access to the rooms.
The farmhouse is open all year, the sweetness of spring and the colors of autumn allow you to discover a nature very different from that of the summer period. The reception is from 17h and departure before 11h. The pool is open from May 1st to September 30th, it is open from 10h to 20h.
Saint-Thomé, perched on a rocky peak in a landscape of hills populated with white and green oaks, vineyards and lavender, is a charming medieval village with its castle and many remains. It is at the heart of an important architectural and historical heritage trace of the emergence of France. Many guided tours are organized in summer by the community of communes of South Ardèche Rhône and villages.
The village of Alba la Romaine 5 km from the Mas offers many services, with shops and restaurants. This village of character was of the 1st century before J-C in IV ° the chief town of the city of the Helviens and many vestiges (ancient theater, museum, ...) are to be visited. The circus festival organized in early July by the Cascade, national pole of the circus arts, is an important event of the tourist season.
Viviers is 8 km away, it is the seat since the middle ages of a bishopric and one can visit the cathedral and many houses whose facades recall the cultural past of the city.
You can also discover the gorges of the Ardèche, the replica of the Chauvet cave with its paintings of more than 30000 years and the landscapes and villages of the southern Ardèche (Vogué, Balazuc, Labeaume, St Montant, ...) and the Drôme Provençale (La Garde-Adhémar, Grignan, Richerenche and its truffle market, Nyons If you prefer freshness the high valley of the Ardèche offers you wonderful landscapes (Thueyts, the gerbier of rush and the sources of the Loire , Lake Issarlès ...)
Many hiking and biking trails are also possible directly from the farmhouse or in the surroundings. Guides are at your disposal. It is possible to rent bikes (mountain bike, electric, ...) they are made available directly to the farmhouse. You can also combine bike and canoe on the Rhône between Rochemaure and Viviers. Finally we are 1/2 hours from the gorges of Ardeche where you can walk or canoe discover an exceptional natural site and the famous arc bridge. It is also possible to practice climbing and canyoning.
We are 12 km from the exit Montelimar South on the A7 and 15km from the Montélimar Nord exit. Montélimar station with TGV links is 15 km from St Thomé.
La vue depuis la chambre est sur la piscine et la garrigue.