Vue aérienne du Mas Saint Antoine, gîte de charme ardéchois pour les séjours en groupe, entouré d'arbres, d'une piscine à gauche, de champs de lavande à droite, et de collines ondulantes en arrière-plan sous un ciel bleu clair.

Bourg-Saint-Andéol

What to do around Bourg-Saint-Andeol? 10 outings under 30 min

One of the great strengths of Mas Saint Antoine is its location: set on the heights of Bourg-Saint-Andeol, at the crossroads of four departments, it lets you explore the whole South without spending your day in the car. The question “what to do around Bourg-Saint-Andeol?” has a thousand answers, and the best are within easy […]

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Published on :16 August 2026  -  Filed under: Discover Ardèche

Jazz sur un Plateau 2026: Ardèche jazz festival, 20th edition (17 Jul – 2 Aug)

Some festivals set up in big cities with thousands of seats. Jazz sur un Plateau does the exact opposite: since 2007, this itinerant festival has been slipping music into the most unexpected corners of southern Ardèche — a black basalt chapel, a village square under the plane trees, a vineyard enclosure at dusk, a riverbank […]

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Published on :15 July 2026  -  Filed under: Discover Ardèche

Cinéma sous les Étoiles 2026: 70+ outdoor screenings across Ardèche villages

There is a summer tradition in Ardèche that residents cherish and visitors discover with delight: Cinéma sous les Étoiles (Cinema under the Stars). Every summer, the association La Maison de l’Image in Aubenas loads up its mobile cinema truck and sets off to tour Ardèche villages — projecting films at nightfall in castle courtyards, village […]

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Published on :14 July 2026  -  Filed under: Culture

Where to swim near Bourg-Saint-Andéol: best river beaches within 25 min

One of the great luxuries of staying at Mas Saint Antoine is having some of France’s finest river beaches within 25 minutes by car. The Ardèche river, its turquoise water at 20-24°C in July-August, pebble beaches at the foot of limestone cliffs — there’s simply no need to go to the sea. Here is our […]

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Published on :13 July 2026  -  Filed under: Families

14th July in Ardèche 2026: fireworks and festivities around Mas Saint Antoine

Bastille Day in southern Ardèche is not an ordinary evening. Every village pulls out all the stops: daytime antique fairs, popular dances from nightfall, republican dinners on the riverbanks, open-air concerts — and at nightfall, fireworks lighting up the limestone cliffs, the Rhône and the medieval squares. From Mas Saint Antoine in Bourg-Saint-Andéol, around fifteen […]

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Published on :9 July 2026  -  Filed under: Families

Cordes en Ballade Festival 2026: chamber music across Ardèche, 7-19 July

There is a festival in Ardèche that doesn’t invade cities but slips into villages — into cathedrals, medieval crypts, hanging castle gardens, town hall courtyards and Romanesque abbeys. It’s the Cordes en Ballade Festival, and it returns for its 27th edition from 7 to 19 July 2026. A discreet but extraordinarily beautiful event that many […]

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Published on :8 July 2026  -  Filed under: Discover Ardèche

L’Épicurienne Locale in Bourg-Saint-Andéol: a local producers’ and makers’ grocery

When guests stay at Mas Saint Antoine, we love pointing them towards places with a soul. L’Épicurienne Locale, in the heart of Bourg-Saint-Andéol, is clearly one of them: a grocery that celebrates the producers and artisans of southern Ardèche, just a few minutes from the estate. Here is why this lovely shop is worth a […]

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Published on :21 June 2026  -  Filed under: Gastronomy

The ViaRhôna in Bourg-Saint-Andéol: the great Léman-to-Mediterranean cycle route runs through our doorstep

If you love cycling, here is a chance many destinations envy: the ViaRhôna, one of France’s greatest cycle routes, runs directly through Bourg-Saint-Andéol — a few minutes from Mas Saint Antoine. This iconic route links Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean following the Rhône, and it offers, right on our doorstep, magnificent stages along the river. […]

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Published on :13 June 2026  -  Filed under: Sport and Adventure

The Gouls de Tourne: the bottomless abyss of Bourg-Saint-Andéol

In the very heart of Bourg-Saint-Andéol, there is a place most passers-by walk past without imagining what it hides. On the surface: a peaceful basin of clear water in a park, an old wash-house, an ancient bas-relief. Below: a dizzying abyss, a labyrinth of flooded galleries plunging more than 240 metres deep, and whose bottom […]

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Published on :8 June 2026  -  Filed under: Sport and Adventure

Bourg-Saint-Andéol: 8 Hidden Treasures of This Ardèche Town

5 minutes from Mas Saint Antoine, Bourg-Saint-Andéol is one of those small towns tourists drive through without stopping. Major mistake. This 7,500-resident town concentrates 2,000 years of history, from Gallo-Roman remains to Renaissance mansions. Here are 8 treasures most guidebooks ignore. Treasure 1: The Mithra bas-relief The only open-air bas-relief dedicated to the god Mithra […]

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Published on :31 May 2026  -  Filed under: Culture