Allier gorges travel guide
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Visit Allier gorges: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Allier gorges is situated in the Allier department (Auvergne region) in the south of France at 481 km from Moulins, the department capital. (General information: Allier gorges is 427 km from Paris and 662 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Allier gorges
Popular places to visit near Allier gorges: these include Lavaudieu at 18 km and Brioude at 23 km.
Lavaudieu is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 18km and Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) is a listed 'religious monument' at 22km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Allier gorges, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Allier gorges
See France This Way travel guides for Allier and Auvergne (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Allier gorges.
Note that all distances from Allier gorges shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Allier gorges holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Allier gorges (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in France and Allier gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Allier gorges and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (47km) :
- National Monuments: Le Puy en Velay Cathedral (31km) : Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lavaudieu (18km) : Blesle (35km) : Arlempdes (42km) : Pradelles (47km) : Usson (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (22km) : Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (26km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame et church de Saint-Michel (Le Puy-en-Velay) (29km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) (35km) : Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (41km) : Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) (44km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Le Puy en Velay (31km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Le Puy-en-Velay (31km) : Saint-Flour (33km) :
Map of places to visit near Allier gorges & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gorges d'Allier
Canton: na
Arrondissement: na
Department: Allier
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: na
Distance to Allier gorges
from Moulins: 481 km
from Paris: 427 km
from Calais: 662 km
from Nice: 337 km
from Bordeaux: 322 km
from Strasbourg: 504 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Allier gorges): Aubazat, Chanteuges, Langeac, Mazeyrat-d'Allier and Saint-Arcons-d'Allier.
Getting here
For driving distances to Allier gorges from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Allier gorges