Creste tourism and travel guide
Visit Creste: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsCreste is situated in the Puy-de-Dome department and Auvergne region (now part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region), in the southern-centre of France at 26 kilometres from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital (general information: Creste is 371 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Floret at 5 km and Saint-Nectaire at 5 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Creste, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Creste in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Puy-de-Dome
Map of places to visit near Creste
Markets in and near Creste
- Saint-Nectaire: market Sunday - seasonal market only (6km)
- Champeix: market Friday (8km)
- Murol: market Wednesday (8km)
- Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise: market Monday (10km)
- Issoire: market Saturday (16km)
- Mont-Dore: market Friday all day (18km)
- Vic-le-Comte: market Thursday (19km)
- Aubiere: market Sunday (23km)
- La Bourboule: market Saturday (24km)
- Cournon-d'Auvergne: market Thursday & Saturday & Friday (25km)
More information about Creste, Auvergne
Tourist attractions near Creste, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Creste.
Grand sites of France
- Puy de Dome (25km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Saturnin (13km)
- Montpeyroux (15km)
- Usson (23km)
- Blesle (27km)
- Lavaudieu (45km)
National Monuments
- Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (14km)
- Aulteribe Chateau (43km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Issoire (16km)
- Riom-es-Montagnes (42km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Volcans d'Auvergne (26km)
- Livradois-Forez (44km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (8km)
- Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (13km)
- Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (16km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (23km)
- Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (24km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (26km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) (27km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (28km)
- Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (39km)
- Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (40km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (40km)
- Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (42km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château d'Hauterive (16km)
- Jardins du château de la Batisse (17km)
- Jardins du château d'Opme (21km)
- Jardins de Cordès (22km)
- Parc du château de Blanzat (31km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Clermont-Ferrand (25km)
- Thiers (52km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Lac Pavin (14km)
- Puy de Sancy (18km)
- Lac du Guery (19km)
- Banne d'Ordanche (22km)
- Signal du Luguet (24km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Massiac (35km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Creste
Canton: Champeix
Arrondissement: Issoire
Department: Puy-de-Dome
Region: Auvergne
New region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 63320
Distance to Creste
from Clermont-Ferrand (prefecture): 26 km
from Paris: 371 km
from Calais: 607 km
from Nice: 392 km
from Bordeaux: 294 km
from Strasbourg: 491 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Creste from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chassagne, Clemensat, Courgoul, Grandeyrolles, Montaigut-le-Blanc, Saint-Diery, Saint-Floret, Saint-Nectaire, Saint-Pierre-Colamine, Saurier and Verrieres.
This page in French: Visiter Creste