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Locally made Goats cheese and olive oil can be bought in the hamlet.
Everyday supplies, such as bread, groceries, fruit and vegetables, and wine, can be obtained from a very well-equipped épicerie in the next village, Fons-sur-Lussan, which is just 5 minutes away and fun, on our bicycle built for two ! We have bicycles available for trips around the area, including a tandem. Also close by is the walled medieval village of Lussan, which has an ancient château and two good restaurants. There are several more good restaurants within the area.
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" Nearby medieaval village of Lussan "
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 Activities available locally include horse riding, tennis, canoeing, paragliding, walking and cycling, even dancing to a traditional French band two afternoons a week at Les Fumades, you can stop by and catch your own very fresh Trout or Salmon at the small fish farm next door.The natural landscape provides very interesting rock formations which can be seen at les Concluses, Sauzon and La Roque sur Céze. Golf courses are available at Uzès, Nîmes, and Avignon. The area offers an abundance of sights to explore before returning to the peace and tranquillity of Mas Jasmin. Set in the background just a few minutes drive from the hamlet is the mountain, Mont Bouquet. Beautiful panoramic views of the whole area can be seen at the top, which is a great spot for a picnic.
Uzès is a beautifully preserved historical town and the oldest duchy in France. It has a market every Saturday, at which there is a great variety of foods and goods for sale; this colourful market is the most famous in the region,every day of the week a market can be found in surrounding villages. Ten minutes outside Uzés is its most famous landmark, the Roman viaduct above the Gardon river, Le Pont du Gard, built in the first century.
 
There are many places nearby which are well worth visiting. N îmes is home to the best preserved Roman amphitheatre in Europe. The immensely important historical town of Avignon is dominated by the immense Gothic splendour of the Palais des Papes, or papal palace, built during the Great Schism of the 14th century. The old city is surrounded by 12th century defensive ramparts. South of Avignon lie the towns of Les-Baux-de-Provence, St. Rémy-de-Provence, and Arles, once home to Van Gogh. The national park of the Camargue, a great salt marsh, is famous for its flocks of flamingos and horses. Also within reach is the Cévennes mountains, home to the town of Anduze.
 
To the north is the Gorges de l’Ardèche, a huge canyon which has some of the deepest and oldest caves in the world. Canoeing there is a popular pastime. The closest airport is Nîmes, which can be reached directly from London Stansted, Luton, Liverpool and East Midlands, plus Brussels. Other airports are Montpellier, Avignon, Marseille, Lyon, Carcasonne. Paris to Avignon is just a two and a half hour ride with the High Speed Train (TGV). In summer months, Eurostar direct from Waterloo to Avignon is just 6 hrs!
 
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