Charmes tourism and travel guide

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Visit Charmes: highlights and tourist information

Charmes is situated in the Allier department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Charmes in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Charroux at 14 km and Vichy at 15 km.

Charmes, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Charroux

Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction north-west)

Charroux is a very quiet Auvergne village, unusual in the 'village centre' being a...

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Vichy

at 15 km (direction east-north-east)

The spa town of Vichy is best known for its bottled water and as...

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Riom

at 23 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The quiet regional town of Riom has several monuments of historical importance to see...

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Chateldon

at 24 km (direction east-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The ancient city of Chateldon still retains an important part of its medieval castle...

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Mozac

at 26 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The interesting Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Mozac combines early roman elements and later gothic...

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Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule

at 26 km (direction south-west)

The quiet town of Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule lacks major monuments but merits a stroll when you...

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Volvic

at 28 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

One of the most famous bottled waters in the world is from Volvic, which...

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Thiers

at 34 km (direction south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Not always considered a tourist destination, Thouars actually has a facscinating historical centre with...

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Clermont-Ferrand

at 35 km (direction south-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in sombre black lava stone, dominates the historic centre of Clermont-Ferrand...

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Clermont-Ferrand basilica

Church at 35 km (direction south-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Port in Clermont-Ferrand is one of the most important romanesque churches...

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Lapalisse

at 36 km (direction east-north-east)

The renaissance style Chateau de la Palice, its internal decorations and its gardens are...

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Billom

at 40 km (direction south-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

It is the half-timbered houses and medieval gateways that provide the charm in the...

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Puy de Dome

at 40 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Puy-de-Dome is the most famous, and most accessible of the Auvergne volcanoes and has...

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Courpiere

at 42 km (direction south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Once home to Coco Chanel, Courpiere is a village in the Livradois-Forez natural park...

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Markets in and near Charmes

• Gannat: market Saturday (5km)
• Ebreuil: market Thursday (13km)
• Bellerive-sur-Allier: market Saturday (13km)
• Vichy: market Every day except Monday (15km)
• Saint-Yorre: market Wednesday (17km)
• Cusset: market Saturday (17km)
• Maringues: market Monday (18km)
• Bellenaves: market Wednesday (19km)
• Saint-Germain-Des-Fosses: market Friday (21km)
• Puy-Guillaume: market Wednesday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Charmes, France

What to do at Charmes? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Charmes.

Grand sites of France

• Puy de Dome (40km)

Heritage sites

• Clermont-Ferrand église Notre-Dame-du-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Charroux (14km)

National Monuments

• Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (21km)
• Aulteribe Chateau (39km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lapalisse (36km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (19km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (21km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (38km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du domaine royal de Randan (10km)
• Parc du château de Blanzat (30km)
• Jardins du château d'Opme (40km)
• Jardins du château de la Batisse (44km)
• Jardins de Cordès (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Thiers (33km)
• Clermont-Ferrand (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt des Colettes (25km)

Towns of Art and history

• Riom (23km)
• Marsat (26km)
• Mozac (26km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Montmarault (35km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Vichy (15km)

Geography and distances

Charmes is in the south of France at 55 kilometres from Moulins, the department capital (general information: Charmes is 316 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Charmes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aigueperse, Bas-et-Lezat, Biozat, Chaptuzat, Cognat-Lyonne, Effiat, Espinasse-Vozelle, Gannat, Mazerier, Monteignet-sur-l'Andelot, Montpensier, Poezat, Saint-Genes-du-Retz and Vensat.

This page in French: Visiter Charmes