Neyrac-les-Bains

Neyrac-les-Bains, attached to the commune of Meyras in the Ardèche département, draws from naturally carbonated oligomineral springs in the volcanic upper Ardèche valley between the ancient town of Aubenas and the gorges of the Ardèche, in a thermal tradition rooted in the distinctive character of the naturally fizzing mineral water enjoyed within a long thermal tradition in one of the most scenically dramatic spa settings in the Massif Central. The natural carbon dioxide dissolved in the Neyrac spring water creates a distinctive pétillant quality that has long been appreciated, a property shared by the naturally carbonated springs of the Auvergne volcanic province to which the Ardèche highlands are geologically related. The surrounding volcanic landscape of the Haute-Ardèche, with its ancient basalt flows, the medieval monastery of Mazan, and the dramatic volcanic plateau of the Haute-Loire visible from the spa's terraces, creates a geological and cultural context of extraordinary character for this lightly mineralised but naturally carbonated spring.