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LA ROCHE TREMBLANTE 
The Roche Tremblante is an enormous granite boulder
weighing around a hundred tonnes but you only need a slight
push in the right magic spot to make it wobble. If you're
lucky enough - and if you cross his hand with silver! - a
guide will show you the secret spot!
LA MARE AUX SANGLIERS
The name of this site - 'the Wild Boar Pool' - comes from
people seeing wild boar heads (with a bit of imagination) in
the rocks
LA GROTTE DU DIABLE
(The devil's grotto)
Supposed to be the gateway to Hell with a street lined
with bars, a lucky man was he who arrived at the last bar
still sober, in which case the devil would let him return
home, whereas the drunkard would have to stay in Hell
forever!
LE CHAMPIGNON (The Mushroom)
Le champignon certainly looks like a huge mushroom but
it's only a huge granite rock of course weighing around 200
tons!
Le Ménage de la Vierge
Another curiosity, half Christian, half Pagan. Here you
can makeout in the rock formations several cooking utensils:
a cauldron, a ladel, a butter dish etc.
LA GROTTE D'ARTUS
This was legendary King Arthur's lodge, he of the Knights of
the Round Table fame. Legend has it that there was a
fabulous treasure in this cave garded by demons who flew
around in the form of Willo-the-wisps. Arthur had found this
treasure in the Valley Of No Return with the Wizard Merlin's
help.
LA MARE AUX FÉES
'The Fairy pond' - According to the legend, by moonlight
you can see fairies bathing in this pond. They are beautiful
and comb their hair with gold combs. But by day you can meet
them in the village transformed into hideous witches and
it's not a good idea to cross their path as they will cast
an evil spell on you!
A fairy who was accused of talking to boys from the
village was thrown into the depths of this pond as
punishment. Those who look into the pond to see her are
supposedly drawn down to the bottom and drown!
THE LAKE
If you prefer walking on the flat to climbing on the
rocks a little walk around the lake will allow you to view
the village from different angles and if you're feeling up
to it you could try the obstacle course! This route will
take you towards the campsite and the outdoor pool but you
can always just throw the ducks and swans some stale bread.
They're just waiting there for it!
Le Camp d'Artus
King Arthur's Camp is a typical example of a Gaulish
Oppidium, of which the structure was brought to light by Sir
Mortimer Wheeler's digs in 1938. The main rampart is of the
''murus gallico'' type as described by Julius Caesar himself
in ''De Bello Gallico'' - Beautiful Gaul.
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