In the country of the Montgolfier brothers, the inventors of the hot air balloon, it would be a good idea to travel on their tracks. The

Centre aérostatique de l'Ardèche
Route Nationale 82
F-07340 St.-Clair
Phone: +33 (0)4.75.33.15.40
Fax: +33 (0)4.75.67.51.83
E-Mail: montgolfiere@wanadoo.fr

and the

SARL Ardèche Montgolfières
7, montée des Aygas
F-07103 Annonay Cedex
Phone: +33 (0)4.75.69.39.39
Fax: +33 (0)4.75.69.39.40
E-Mail: ardeche.montgolfieres@wanadoo.fr

offer free flights for 1.200 FRF as well as attached flights from 100 FRF per person (prices from 2000).

For all kind of information about flights, clubs and events, you may contact the tourist office ("Office de tourisme") at Annonay, Phone: +33 (0)4.75.33.24.51.

By the way: Other aerial sports like paragliding find more and more enthusiasts in our region with its outstanding wind conditions.

For further information about this sport, the clubs and the Ardèche school of paragliding, please contact the

Comité départemental de vol libre
P. Coûteaux
Chibasse
F-07140 Les Vans
Phone: +33 (0)4.75.39.36.67
Mobil: +33 (0)6.08.98.22.92
E-Mail: barbule@parapente-fr.com
Web: http://www.parapente-fr.com/barbule/