Featured Holiday Rentals in Ardeche
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Featured Holiday Rentals in Ardeche
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Holiday Rentals in Ardeche - A Guide to Ardeche
Your holiday rental in Ardeche is located within the Rhône-Alpes Region of Southern France. It is best known for its wild and rugged rock landscape, underground caves and canoeing on the River Ardeche. If you are driving to your Ardeche holiday rental from the UK then you will need to take the A6 from Paris to Lyon and then the A7 directly South.
Alternately the closest airport to a holiday rental in Ardeche is Nimes International. There are daily direct flights from London Luton and Liverpool with RyanAir. There are several car hire firms within the airport – especially useful for driving around the varied landscape. From mountains and alpine villages to cave networks and beaches which are within an hour of your holiday rental in Ardeche.
Types of Holiday Rentals in Ardeche
The Ardeche has a very sparse landscape and as such, most holiday rentals in Ardeche are houses, cottages and villas in rural locations.
Many of the villas to rent in Ardeche sleep 6 or more persons and have a pool – making it an ideal family destination. They are often within walking distance of the local town or village so you can pop in for your morning baguette or croissants whilst remaining isolated when you want to.
Many villas are split up into holiday apartments in Ardeche. This allows you to have your own kitchen, dining and sleeping quarters but share outside space and swimming pools with others.
This can be particularly useful if travelling with children as they can interact with other families whilst you sit back and soak up the sun.
Ardeche Useful Information
Southern France enjoys a sunny Mediterranean climate – long hot summers with temperatures in the high 20’s or low 30’s, whilst winter temperatures rarely get below 15˚C during the day.
If you want things to do whilst staying in your Ardeche holiday rental, there are beautiful outdoor landscapes to explore on foot or horseback. There are beautiful ancient castles, cliff-top villages and caves to explore or if you are more adventurous, canoeing and white water-rafting are the two most popular sports. All equipment can be rented locally – May and June are the safest months as autumn waters can be unpredictable.
The Ardeche departement is made up of 3 arrondissements, 33 cantons and 339 communes. Although it is in the region of Rhône-Alpes, it is part of the administrative region of Languedoc to the south. So you could also stay in a holiday rental in Languedoc to explore the Ardeche where you will also have access to the flat beaches and lagoons of the coast. Whichever you choose, your Ardeche holiday rental is bound to impress.







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