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Dolmen de la Font du loup

Dolmen de la Font du loup

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Dolmen de la Font au Loup - Labastide de Virac (Ardèche)

A megalith dating from the Neolithic period

Situated at the bend in the road between Labastide de Virac and Orgnac l’Aven, the Font du Loup dolmen is easily accessible. It’s a 10-minute drive, a 1-hour hike or a 20-minute mountain bike ride from Mas de la Fontenette. This is one of the most beautiful gites in the Ardèche, with a heated infinity pool . This dolmen is fairly well preserved. Close to this first dolmen is a second dolmen if you continue along the path to the left.

Over 900 dolmens in the Ardèche

This dolmen is one of over 900 megaliths in the Ardèche, a department with more megaliths than Brittany. It probably bears witness to the burial practices and beliefs of the region’s Neolithic populations. Also accessible from Mas de la Fontenette are the Champagnac dolmen, the Devèze dolmen and the Oeillantes dolmens.

Dolmen de la Font au Loup - Labastide de Virac (Ardèche)
Dolmen de la Font au Loup - Labastide de Virac (Ardèche)

Itinerary Mas de la Fontenette – Dolmen de la Font du Loup

It is very close to Mas de la Fontenette, our Ardèche gite with heated infinity pool . The Font du Loup dolmen can be reached in 10 minutes by car, 1 hour by foot or 20 minutes by mountain bike. Here is the Googlemaps link to the Font au Loup dolmen and its more precise geolocation.

Itinerary Mas de la Fontenette - Dolmens de la Font au Loup