Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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3. Ford of the Galaure loop from Le Village

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Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Totosupertramp (Thomas Boury)

March 24, 2023

This place is the story of a postman, Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, who in 1873 and for the following 33 years, built a dream palace in his vegetable garden. He picked up stones during his rounds with his wheelbarrow. Alone, he imagines an ideal palace, where you will find elephants, caimans, pelicans, bears, birds and many other curiosities. This unique place in the world has inspired many artists. Classified in 1969 as a Historic Monument, you can visit this place all year round. Information is available here: facteurcheval.com/infos-pratiques

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Patricia

March 28, 2019

The Ideal Palace is an architectural work like no other, which provokes emotion and admiration for any visitor. facteurcheval.com

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Patricia

March 28, 2019

The following words illustrate how Ideal Palace belongs to a world that introduces us to the best of mankind.

"Son of peasant I want to live and die to prove that in my category there are also men of genius and energy. Twenty-nine years old, I remained a rural postman. Work makes my glory and honor my only happiness; now here is my strange story. Where the dream became, forty years later, a reality. Ferdinand Cheval, March 15, 1905

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Location: Hauterives, Valence, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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