La Madé I is a new, independent, air-conditioned house in the heart of southern Ardèche. Located in a large property, this comfortable cottage classified 3 stars (in February 2017) of approximately 75m2 offers a large living room consists of a fully equipped kitchen and a bright living room overlooking a covered terrace facing south . The house has two large bedrooms of about 13 m2 each: - the first is equipped with a bed 140x200 cm and - the second of two 90X190 beds, one of which allows a third bed (drawer bed with mattress 90 x 190 cm). Both bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and independent air conditioning. The living room (air-conditioned) consists of: - a seating area (with leather sofa, coffee table, TV) and - a kitchen (with oven, microwave, ceramic hob, extractor hood, dishwasher, crockery) - a glass table and six leather chairs The bathroom has a walk-in shower, a sink, a washing machine and a hairdryer. The toilets are separated. Outside: private garden with barbecue. Table and chairs of garden on covered terrace. The * owner's pool * 13 x 5m equipped with a spa area (bubble baths) is fully secured. It is shared with holidaymakers from a second gîte of the same size (Madé II). Close to shops (mini market, early, bakery, butcher, bar-tobacco, florist, hair salons). Summer rental (7 nights minimum) from Saturday 15:00 to the following Saturday 10:00. The rest of the year (3 nights minimum) flexible arrival day. Sheets and towels are not provided. Cot on request Non smoking cottage (equipped with a smoke detector) No pets allowed. Nearby activities: canoeing, fishing, swimming, rafting, via-ferrata, mountain biking, hiking, visit caves, museums and castles, ULM baptism and paragliding, quad, karting, buggy, paint-ball, hook-branches .. Many natural sites: Sampson Rock, Ruoms Parades, Resurgence of Fontvive (Grospierres), Cirque de Gens, Belvedere de Beaussement (Chauzon), The Devil's Bridge at Thuyets, Gour de la Sompe (Lagorce). Do not miss : 30 minutes from your accommodation, the Cave of the Pont d'Arc which reproduces identically the artistic treasures of the Cave Chauvet classified in June 2015 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Markets in villages of character: Balazuc, Labeaume, Joyeuse, Ruoms, Vallon Pont d'Arc, Vogüe ... Night markets in July and August: Balazuc, Pont d'Arc Valley, Les Vans, Ruoms, Largentière and Joyeuse. Numerous festivals such as the ALUNA Festival, the CIRBA FESTIVAL OF ALBA LA ROMAINE, LABEAUME IN MUSIC, etc.