Pédalorail du Grand Pays de Salers
A real revolution for your leisure. Using an electric “pédalorail” (a sort of car with pedals) you can discover the region with your family on the old railway network, used by the first people who travelled from the Auvergne to Paris. It is silent. Your seat is comfortable. The “pédalorail” can carry 5 people : 4 adults or 2 adults and 3 children (baby seat on request). Can be adapted for handicapped people. You can also rent a classic “pédalorail” without electric assistance. The reception is located in the old railway station of Drignac-Ally where you also have a refreshment stall, a picnic ...
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The village of St-Illide is located at an altitude of 625m. At the 1999 census, the municipality had a population of some 670, often referred to as ‘Saint-Illidois’ or ‘Miraliers’, the district covers 39.71km². Bordered by several rivers, the Saint-Illide plateau marks the transition between the volcanic mountains to the east and the old crystalline plateaux of the Limousin to the west. Note: Romanesque church enlarged in the 15th century (15th century choir stalls and 16th century bell tower)
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The vallée de la Doire (Doire valley) runs near the Col de Legal. Among others, it includes the villages of Tournemire, Saint-Cernin and Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert.
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Designated a “Petite Cité de Caractère,” the town of Pleaux offers visitors a history rich in events, illustrated by a remarkable and highly diverse architectural heritage. In the very early days of Christianity in Haute-Auvergne (6th–7th centuries), the original settlement developed around the baptismal church of Saint-Jean, which no longer exists. In the 9th century, five monks and their prior from the Benedictine Abbey of Charroux settled there and helped build the current Church of Saint-Sauveur (now the Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste) and a monastic complex. In 1289, Philip IV the Fair put...
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Thanks to its fertile ground and white-water springs, Saint-Bonnet-de-Salers enjoys rich, fine-grass pastures grazed by herds with "mahogany coats and lyre-shaped horns". The world-famous “Salers” breed cattle have their own museum here: The Maison de la Salers, as well as the headquarters of the Salers Evolution Group, which is responsible for selecting and promoting the Salers breed across France and internationally. This breed was "renewed" at the end of the 19th century by Tyssandier d'Escous, a native of Saint-Bonnet, who turned it into a cow that was both solid and magnificent, but also ...
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