This stage crosses Montélimar, a town world-famous for its nougat, before following a stretch of the Rhône shaped by several large hydroelectric dams built in the 20th century, whose reservoirs create an unusually lake-like landscape for the river.
Bourg-Saint-Andéol, a small town at the foot of spectacular limestone cliffs, marks the symbolic entry into Provençal scenery: scrubland, olive trees and increasingly southern light as the route heads further south.
Arriving in Pont-Saint-Esprit, famous for its medieval bridge nearly 1,000 metres long spanning the Rhône, also marks the entry into the Gard department and the start of the route’s southernmost stretch.
Indicative distance for this stretch.