Ibie

The Ibie is a 33.1 km long river in the Ardèche département, southeastern France. Its source is at Saint-Jean-le-Centenier, 2 km south of the village. It flows generally south-southwest, through the northern part of the Côtes du Vivarais AOC.

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Type: Stream
Description: river in France
Also known as: “Ibie River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chauvet Cave and Grotte des Huguenots.

Chauvet Cave

Cave

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The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life.

Grotte des Huguenots

Cave

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Grotte des Huguenots is a cave.

Grotte de Cayre Creyt

Cave

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Grotte de Cayre Creyt is a cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vallon-Pont-d’Arc and Pont d’Arc.

Vallon-Pont-d’Arc

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Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is a town and commune in the Ardèche département, in the south of France. Nearby cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, decorated by well preserved prehistoric drawings of human figures and animals was inscribed to the World Heritage list in 2014.

Pont d’Arc

Locality

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The Pont d'Arc is a large natural bridge, located in the Ardèche département in the south of France, 5 km from the town of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc. This site is a popular destination in the Gorges de l'Ardèche Natural Reserve, and has been classified as a protected natural site since January 24th 1931.