Plantades - Gite

Activities

The local area offers a wide range of different and varied activities:

walking and cycling on the local track and trails
water sports and swimming on the local lakes
some fishing permits for the summer
extensive opportunities for cross country and downhill skiing in the winter
painting and photography
animals, birds and wild flowers in the unspoilt countryside
relaxing in the spa town of La Bourboule

Chateau

The interior of the Chateau de Val is every bit as impressive at the exterior . The chateau is 20 minutes drive from Plantades.

Walking

The area is superb for walking with a good variety of walks in wooded valleys and gorges.

There are waymarked walking routes available from the Tourist Information centre. One of these 'petite randonnee' runs through the hamlet of Plantades.

As with any walk, finding the route can sometimes lead to a difference of opinion in your group!

School Museum

At the School Museum at Bogros they invite you to put on a uniform and write with a dip pen! You then have your work marked out of ten.

Details in French

lake at la Tour d'Auvergne

Lakes

There are many lakes to enjoy. This is very near in the small town of Tour d'Auvergne and is great for swimming.

Riding

In the nearby hamlet of Tremoulet there is an excellent riding centre which specialises in leading rides through the local gorges on Icelandic ponies.

Nicole Scarpetta can be contacted:
by phone: 04 73 81 17 73
by email: nicole.scarpitta@wanadoo.fr

Mountains

The Sancy mountain range is a short drive away and the cable car can give impressive views of wildlife and the volcanic landscape.

Cycling

There are many kilomteres of cycling on quiet lanes over undulating Artense plateaux . There are also a number of marked off road cycle routes to explore.

For the more ambitious the zig zag roads in the Gorges d'Aveze present some exciting descents and some challenging hill climbs!

For detailed planning

Tourist information for the Puy de Dome department