{"id":11203,"date":"2022-03-21T00:44:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T23:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.we-love-camping.com\/camping-cevennes\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T12:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T11:35:00","slug":"campsite-cevennes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.we-love-camping.com\/en\/campsite-cevennes\/","title":{"rendered":"Camping in the Cevennes: in the footsteps of Stevenson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The C\u00e9vennes stretch from the Loz\u00e8re to the Gard, with a few incursions into the Ard\u00e8che and the H\u00e9rault. This mountainous chain forms the link between the Massif Central and the Mediterranean world. Like a border between the two sides of the C\u00e9vennes, the Mont Aigoual (1567 metres) stands on the border of the Loz\u00e8re and the Gard and offers, on a clear day, very beautiful views of the mountains and the Mediterranean. This low and medium mountain range is carved out of beautiful deep valleys, dotted with charming villages of authentic character. It is a region of wide open spaces and preserved nature. Moreover, since 1970, a large part of the C\u00e9vennes has been integrated into the C\u00e9vennes National Park, which covers 2700 km\u00b2. In addition, since 2011, a large part of the C\u00e9vennes has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island) was not mistaken, as he travelled through the C\u00e9vennes with a donkey in 1878. A journey that he recounted in his book Voyage avec un \u00e2ne dans les C\u00e9vennes. Today, the GR70 takes up this route through the C\u00e9vennes. A very beautiful itinerary which you can use as inspiration during your camping holidays in the C\u00e9vennes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Discover our campsites in the C\u00e9vennes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Camping in the Mont Loz\u00e8re massif<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is in Loz\u00e8re that the C\u00e9vennes have their highest point. In the Mont Loz\u00e8re massif, the Finiels peak rises to 1699 metres. Although the sides of the massif are wooded, its heights are covered with heather. During the summer, the heather forms a mauve carpet as far as the eye can see. The ascent of the Finiels peak will require some effort, but what a reward at the top! The Finiel peak offers a sumptuous panorama that encompasses the C\u00e9vennes valleys and, if the sky is clear, the Mediterranean and the Alps in the distance. If this part of the C\u00e9vennes is especially renowned for its natural riches, its heritage also deserves your attention. The medieval village of G\u00e9nolhac in the north of the C\u00e9vennes is well worth a visit during your camping holiday in the Loz\u00e8re in the C\u00e9vennes. The narrow streets of this 11th century village tell the story of the Camisards. In the 18th century, following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV, Protestant peasants from the C\u00e9vennes went to war against the government. There are many memorial sites in the C\u00e9vennes that proudly bear witness to this fight for freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n