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Camping: The Cevennes region is particularly favoured with camping sites, especially in the Gorges du Tarn area. Camping sites are graded from one to five star, and range from those offering a shop, hot showers and a swimming pool to sites providing only basic washing facilities.

Camping à la ferme is cheap and popular, though the facilities are minimal – remember some toilets in France, especially on camping sites, are still of the squat variety!

The local tourist offices (see Appendix C) have a complete list of camping sites. Most of them speak English and will gladly send the information. Visit the website www.gitesdefrance.fr which also publishes a list of camping sites.

Clothing and Equipment

When you think of southern France you imagine that the sun never stops shining and it is always agreeably warm in summer and winter. This is not the case in the Cevennes, which has a harsher climate and more defined seasons. In spring and autumn it can get cold and rainy, and in the summer it can be unbearably hot, especially on the Causses (high plateaux) where there is little shade.