Paray-sous-Briailles tourism and travel guide

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Visit Paray-sous-Briailles: highlights and tourist information

Paray-sous-Briailles 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 Paray-sous-Briailles in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule at 6 km and Vichy at 19 km.

Paray-sous-Briailles, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule

at 6 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Vichy

at 19 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Charroux

Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Lapalisse

at 21 km (direction east)

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

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Souvigny

at 30 km (direction north-west)

The Priory Church of Saint-Peter and Saint-Paul with the tombes of the Dukes of...

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Moulins

at 31 km (direction north-west)

In the historic centre of Moulins it is the cathedral that is the most...

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Chateldon

at 37 km (direction south-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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Riom

at 48 km (direction south-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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Thiers

at 50 km (direction south-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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Mozac

at 51 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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Volvic

at 53 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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Reserve excursions near Paray-sous-Briailles

Map of places to visit near Paray-sous-Briailles

Markets in and near Paray-sous-Briailles

• Varennes-sur-Allier: market Tuesday (4km)
• Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
• Saint-Germain-Des-Fosses: market Friday (10km)
• Vichy: market Every day except Monday (19km)
• Cusset: market Saturday (19km)
• Bellerive-sur-Allier: market Saturday (20km)
• Jaligny-sur-Besbre: market Wednesday (20km)
• Lapalisse: market Thursday (21km)
• Bellenaves: market Wednesday (24km)
• Gannat: market Saturday (25km)

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Tourist attractions near Paray-sous-Briailles, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Charroux (20km)

National Monuments

• Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (12km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lapalisse (21km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Georges (Bourbon-l'Archambault) (40km)
• Eglise de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Neuilly-en-Donjon) (40km)
• Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Ygrande) (44km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du domaine royal de Randan (30km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt des Colettes (34km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Le PAL (35km)

Towns of Art and history

• Moulins (31km)
• Riom (48km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Montmarault (32km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Vichy (19km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc d'Attractions et Animalier (PAL) (31km)

Geography and distances

Paray-sous-Briailles is in the south of France at 31 kilometres from Moulins, the department capital (general information: Paray-sous-Briailles is 295 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Paray-sous-Briailles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Crechy, Loriges, Montoldre, Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule and Varennes-sur-Allier.

This page in French: Visiter Paray-sous-Briailles