Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche
For a weekend or a holiday, the village of Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche is the perfect place to visit the Gorges de l’Ardèche, go canoeing or spend some family time on the beaches. Awarded the Famille Plus label, this green resort welcomes young and old alike with its adapted facilities and activities.
A "Famille Plus" destination for pampered families
Do you have children and teenagers? In Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche, a village with the Famille Plus label, tourism professionals are committed to looking after them… and you too, dear parents or grandparents! Supervised swimming, paddle-boarding, caving, hikes in the footsteps of prehistoric man, night-time entertainment, canoeing, leisure parks or caves… there’s a wide range of activities for families!
In addition, approved accommodation and restaurant operators guarantee a warm welcome and dedicated facilities. There’s also free access to a range of facilities, including pumptrack, tennis courts, outdoor fitness equipment, an orienteering course and a children’s playground.
A must-see swimming spot in the Ardèche
Two beaches await you in Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche: the Grain de Sel beach (in the centre of the village) and the Sauze beach, with its rocks and coves. Supervised in summer and equipped for everyone (a tiralo for people with reduced mobility is available), they have also won awards for their exceptional water quality. From Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche, you can also canoe, kayak or paddle down the Gorges de l’Ardèche. Pedalos are available for hire for a more leisurely activity on the water.
Watch the Grain de Sel beach at Saint-Martin as if you were there with the webcam!
A 100% eco-responsible resort
Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche is first and foremost a 100% eco-responsible commune. With the “Station Verte” label, the village offers a wide range of activities and services that respect the surrounding environment. To go even further, the commune has signed the “charter to combat litter” with the Vacances Propres association, and hires seasonal workers to clean up the village and beaches during the summer.
For the record...
Max Ernst in Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche
Max Ernst, a major artist of the Dadaist and Surrealist movements and a German painter and sculptor, stayed in Saint-Martin d’Ardèche between 1938 and 1941 with his English partner Leonora Carrington. Many of his works, now exhibited in major museums, were created there. As Leonora would later say, their life in Saint-Martin d’Ardèche was like “an idea of paradise”.
