City was strengthened from Moyen-Age, Saint Ambroix is a real commercial pole which owes its developpement to its former(old) renowned fairs and to its market the origin of which goes back up(raises) in 1363.

A geographic situation was privileged between sea and mountain, where work and quality of life, holidays and relaxation, pension and peace are strictly associated. To discover Saint Ambroix, down from the cliff of Dugas is a rich moment of emotion.

In the heart of a vast rupestral set(group), dominated by an altar with sacrifice, cut in the cliff and surmounted by a pleasant chapel, and by a "Bell tower" dating 1415, the sight kisses(embraces) Cevennes, the river Cèze gold-bearing and his(its,her) numerous stretch of water invite in the bathing.
In the heart of a prestigious triangle, between the Mediterranean Sea, the national park of Cevennes, the Provençal party of the valley of the Rhone and the Camargue, Saint Ambroix in Cevennes, ancient(former) capital of the silk, is a tourist and commercial crossroads.

During one-day hikes, 7 sites were classified in the World patrimony of Unesco : the bridge of the Gard , Canal of Noon, Quoted from Carcassonne , Saint Gilles , Roads of St-Jacques de Compostelle, Arles , Orange and Avignon .

Saint-Ambroix is a meeting place and an ideal point of departure with multiple tourist routes. For any information or demand of documentation, please, contact the Office of Tourism.

Credit text and photos: brochure "Saint Ambroix in Cevennes"