Programme
Friday
4 pm - Visit of the Bamboo plantation : Only a few minutes away from the gite where you will be staying, you will find one of the most beautiful gardens in France, where you can admire more than 1000 varieties of bamboo.
On the program: bamboo forest, reconstructed Laotian village, dragon valley, redwood alley, aerial walk...
6 pm - Arrival at the gîte Le Cambon: Installation and short walk to discover and visit the place.
7:30 pm - Dinner: Together
Evening : Free
Saturday
9-10 am - French Workshops: Cultural Theme
10:15 am - Departure for the hike: With a break for a good picnic
3-3:30 pm : Return to the Gîte
4 pm : Tasting of the products of the lodge and local specialities
4:30 pm : Free time (reading, swimming, calm and rest)
7:30 pm: Dinner together
Free evening
Sunday
9-10am - French Workshops: Lexicon
10:15 am: Departure for the hike
1pm : Return to the lodge and lunch. A last moment to enjoy the gite.
4 pm : Departure for Montpellier
5:30 pm : Arrival in Montpellier
The place where your stay takes place
You will stay in an authentic Cevennes farmhouse, Le Cambon, in Mialet (Gard, Occitanie region), a village located between Anduze, the gateway to the Cevennes, and Saint-Jean-du-Gard, the arrival point of the Stevenson trail, a famous hiking route which crosses the region.
The gîte is locatedoutside the village, on a vast 17-hectare plot of land on which a river (the Gardon) runs and which is covered, in its upper part, by a forest.
The gîte consists of various spaces: the bedrooms, a dormitory, a large common room, several terraces, a pizza oven, two vegetable gardens, a greenhouse, ponds, animal pens and a forest.
The ideal place to learn French in immersion, in a peaceful and studious environment!
Accommodation in a lodging
Freshly renovated with natural and ecological materials, the gîte Le Cambon is located in Mialet, in the Cevennes, on 17 hectares of nature. Locatedoutside the village, the gite is relatively isolated, it overlooks the Gardon river which borders the lower part of the property and is bordered by a forest on the upper part.
Rooms:
- The room of the small bridge A double bed with toilet, sink and private shower in the room
- The pebble room 2 single beds or a double bed with toilet, sink and private shower in the room
- Dada’s room A double bed with separate toilet, sink and shower
Dormitory:
- 8 beds: 2 double beds and 4 single beds, with toilet, sink and private shower
The silkworm nursery, the common room:
This large and beautiful room serves as a common room, especially for breakfast and meals. It is a room with free access, in which you will find a relaxation area, a kitchenette, a library and a small mezzanine.
The exteriors : the grounds around the gite is vast and offers multiple spaces: a paddock that hosts 6 sheep and 2 llamas, a henhouse that provides the eggs for the gite, several gardens and vegetable gardens, a greenhouse, a space under a pergola to enjoy the view of the valley and the river, multiple places to put a deck chair to enjoy the view and the moment.
And of course the different ponds, the forest and the river (the gardon) which is at 3 minutes walk.
Meals
All meals at the gite are prepared by Florian, the gite’s chef, who will delight you with his copious, tasty and varied dishes. Indeed, you will be able to taste traditional French dishes as well as Thai, Indian or Italian specialties.
Breakfast
For breakfast, you will find on the table, in self-service: tea, coffee, bread, butter, jam, apple juice, homemade yogurt.
Sample menus
Entrance:
Frozen pea soup with tapenade spread
Dish:
Lasagna
Dessert :
Raspberry Tiramisu with Speculos
Entrance:
Falafels, raw vegetables
Dish:
Thai vegetable curry
Dessert :
Apple rhubarb crumble
Florian can also prepare vegetarian or vegan dishes on request. In the same way, please inform us in advance if you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions so that we can adapt the menus.
Who am I?
As a teacher of French as a foreign language (FLE) for about twenty years now, I first worked in China, where I participated in the creation of a French department within the framework of a partnership between the University of Burgundy and the University of Henan Province.
I then worked in two language institutes in France, in Montpellier (ILA then LSF) with an adult public.
I gave French courses for all levels, from A1 (absolute beginner) to C2 (experienced user). The courses were general French, French for specific purposes (e.g. business French, French for international relations, etc.) or exam preparation (DELF/DALF/TEF/TCF).
Following these different experiences and driven by the desire to practice my profession in a more autonomous way, I decided to offer my own training, in immersion, here in Mialet.
Immersion allows us to adapt the courses to your specific needs and desires. It also allows us to set up an active pedagogy, since we will try to link the courses to the activities that we will do together.
The French courses will be adapted to your profile and your project, whether you are learning French for professional reasons, for your studies, to travel in a French-speaking country or just for fun.
