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.

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Ardèche Chestnut Groves in Autumn: Guide to a Magical Season

There is a season in Ardèche with a particular flavor: autumn. It’s when the chestnut groves of the Monts d’Ardèche turn gold and copper, when the air smells of smoke and roasted chestnut, when villages come alive to celebrate the harvest. For centuries, the chestnut was the ‘bread tree’ of the Ardèche people — their […]

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Published on :9 September 2026  -  Filed under: Discover Ardèche

Honey farm in the Drôme Provençale: Délices au Miel, Roussas

Looking for a real honey farm in the Drôme Provençale? We have a favourite address to share: the Miellerie des Délices au Miel, in Roussas. Let us say it straight away: Roussas is not in Ardèche, but in the Drôme Provençale, across the Rhône, about 20 minutes from the Mas. A lovely gourmet excursion, for […]

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Published on :27 July 2026  -  Filed under: Discover Ardèche

Les Pique-Niques de la Chouette: free summer evenings in Ardèche villages

Some summer events don’t need to be spectacular to be unforgettable. Les Pique-Niques de la Chouette (the Owl Picnics) are one of them. Every Thursday evening in July and August, the Gorges de l’Ardèche – Pont d’Arc Tourist Office takes over a different village for a free open-air evening — no ticket, no booking, just […]

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

Craft beer in Saint-Remèze: La Renarde, our favourite

If you are looking for craft beer in Saint-Remèze, we have a real favourite to share: the Picobrasserie La Renarde. An organic, local micro-brewery, run by a passionate brewer, where the beer is brewed on site and where you are given a tour with a smile. After ten years pointing our guests towards the area’s […]

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Published on :10 July 2026  -  Filed under: Gastronomy, Oenology

Chestnut cream: the great sweet specialty of the Ardèche

Some tastes take you back to childhood in a single spoonful. Chestnut cream is one of them: sweet, smooth, scented with chestnut and vanilla. And it is an Ardèche pride — because this treat was born here, in the Ardèche, in Privas, at the end of the 19th century. Together with caillette, picodon and crique, […]

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Published on :9 June 2026  -  Filed under: Gastronomy

Picodon: the AOP goat cheese of the Ardèche terroir

On a plate of Ardèche cheeses, there is a small disc you notice straight away: round, modest, but with a strong character. That is picodon. Together with caillette and crique, it is one of the great specialties our guests discover — and love — during their stay at Mas Saint Antoine. Here is our complete […]

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Published on :5 June 2026  -  Filed under: Gastronomy

Black Truffle in Drôme Provençale: Where to Find It from November to March

Near Mas Saint Antoine, across the Rhône, lies one of France’s most prestigious gastronomic terroirs: the Tricastin. This region straddling Drôme Provençale and Vaucluse is France’s leading truffle region — it alone produces about 60% of national black truffle. Every winter, from November to March, the black diamond (Tuber melanosporum) animates the markets, festivals and […]

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Published on :4 June 2026  -  Filed under: Gastronomy