Causse Méjean and the Cévennes
Shepherding landscape and deep gorges
The Causse Méjean limestone plateau between the Gorges du Tarn and the Gorges de la Jonte, with griffon vultures and Przewalski's horses. Florac is the gateway to the Cévennes.
UNESCO World Heritage
The Causses and the Cévennes
- World Heritage since
- 2011
A mountainous cultural landscape shaped by three thousand years of shepherding and transhumance: limestone plateaus (causses), deep gorges and the forested Cévennes mountains with stone villages, drove roads and sheepfolds. The sheep still move between summer and winter pastures.
Visit: Drive or cycle across the Causse Méjean and down through the Gorges du Tarn. Florac and Millau are good bases.
44.2203° N, 3.4731° E
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