With Colin DEFORGE, scientific mediator at the Auberge des Dauphins we discover the geological history of the massif in a very shortened way but sufficient to understand the major founding stages, we also remain attentive when he speaks to us about the change of colors of the leaves on the trees in the fall.
tectonic movements over several million years cause major geological upheavals
– Department of Drôme
The multiplicity of environments offers us to see a great diversity of species, we could say the forests of the Saoû massif, between the lowest point which rises to a little less than 400m and the highest point around 1590m we go from an almost Mediterranean landscape to a mountain landscape with sometimes very rare species.
– Department of Drôme
Numerous classifications protect this place which is full of sometimes very rare species, both in terms of fauna and flora, frequented each year by more than a hundred thousand visitors, these legislative levers are useful for preserving this atypical natural area, one of the first decrees application called “protective forest” was born at the beginning of the 20th century.
Photo slideshow with the video below:
Links to go further:
Department of Drôme
Drôme Valley Tourist Office, our treasures, the Saoû forest