Arras is a rural village of about 500 inhabitants, located in the Rhone valley along RN 86. It is distinguished by far by a keep that proudly stands 28 meters high on a promontory overlooking the village, a vestige of an old feudal castle, which was part of a defense system installed on the right bank of the Rhone.
Arras is a Roman station located on the "Aratica" road that connected Alba to Vienna. Roman monuments found near the church are now visible at the castle museum Tournon
A dam on the Rhone built in the late sixties is also a local curiosity.
The tradition of the vine is also a reference on Arras. Two wineries where Saint Joseph and Syrah are vinified are present in Arras, as well as other winemakers who are cooperators.
In Ardèche, you can taste the Ardèche rennet and many chestnut recipes. In the woods of Lalouvesc, a village fifteen minutes' drive from Arras on the mountain, we pick up the blueberries to make pies, jams and all kinds of desserts.
Arras is located 10 km from Tournon-sur-Rhône where you can see its imposing castle. On the other side of the Rhône, Tain-l'Hermitage you can visit the cooperative cellar and the wine route, the museum of chocolate Valrhona. Further north, in Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, you will go to the train station to take the Mastrou, little steam train of the Gorge du Doux, and its vélorails (be sure to book well in advance if you want to do this. activity, there are people!)
On the other side of the Rhône, in the Drôme, you can visit the Ideal Palace of the Postman Cheval, major work of the Art brut, in Hauterives.
Around Arras, small charming villages like Saint-Etienne-de-Valoux, Thorrenc, Vion and its church, and a little further, the villages of Boucieu-le-Roi and Désaignes.
And of course, beautiful hiking trails that leave Arras and along the gorges of the stream.
Arras is located 10 km from Tournon-sur-Rhône where you can see its imposing castle. On the other side of the Rhône, Tain-l'Hermitage you can visit the cooperative cellar and the wine route, the museum of chocolate Valrhona. Further north, in Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, you will go to the train station to take the Mastrou, little steam train of the Gorge du Doux, and its vélorails (be sure to book well in advance if you want to do this. activity, there are people!)
On the other side of the Rhône, in the Drôme, you can visit the Ideal Palace of the Postman Cheval, major work of the Art brut, in Hauterives.
Around Arras, small charming villages like Saint-Etienne-de-Valoux, Thorrenc, Vion and its church, and a little further, the villages of Boucieu-le-Roi and Désaignes.
And of course, beautiful hiking trails that leave Arras and along the gorges of the stream.
Do not miss, at the end of June, a great medieval festival with sound and light and show all day long, on the superb site of the castle of Crussol, located in Saint-Péray, half an hour from Arras.
Also in Crussol, a music festival in early July.
Concerts in June-July, at the Palais Idéal in Hauterives.
Carrefour des Arts in July-August in Lalouvesc.
