The beautiful surroundings make the department of the Drôme an obvious hit for a nature lover.
The department has more than 10,000 km of marked walking paths, enabling you to experience the Drôme’s many facets at every time of the year. Apart from walking and hiking, the Drôme offers a variety of other outdoor activities including cycling and mountain biking, horseback riding, climbing, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, swimming, fishing, golfing, flying, winter sport, cave exploring etc.
The climate in the Drôme is very variable, depending on where in the department you are.
There are, roughly speaking, three different types of climate: North of Valence there is a temperate continental climate. In the Vercours and Diois there is a mountainous climate and south of Valence, there is a temperate coastal climate.