Saint-Eloy-les-Mines tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Eloy-les-Mines: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Eloy-les-Mines is situated in the Puy-de-Dome 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 Saint-Eloy-les-Mines in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Charroux at 25 km and Montlucon at 27 km.

Saint-Eloy-les-Mines, 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 25 km (direction east), in the Allier department

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

See Charroux guide

Montlucon

at 27 km (direction north-west), in the Allier department

Periods of prosperity in the 12th, 15th and 19th centuries have each contributed monuments...

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Volvic

at 36 km (direction south-east)

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

See Volvic guide

Riom

at 37 km (direction south-east)

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

See Riom guide

Mozac

at 37 km (direction south-east)

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

See Mozac guide

Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule

at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Allier department

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

See Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule guide

Herisson

at 40 km (direction north-north-west), in the Allier department

The ruined castle and the historic centre along the banks of the Aumance river...

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Puy de Dome

at 44 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Puy de Dome guide

Vichy

at 46 km (direction east), in the Allier department

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

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Clermont-Ferrand

at 46 km (direction south-south-east)

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 47 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Souvigny

at 50 km (direction north-east), in the Allier department

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

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Culan

at 57 km (direction north-west), in the Cher department

The castle at Culan is one of the most interesting in the quiet Cher...

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Moulins

at 59 km (direction north-east), in the Allier department

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

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Markets in and near Saint-Eloy-les-Mines

Market days in Saint-Eloy-les-Mines: weekly market: Saturday;

• Saint-Eloy-les-Mines: market Saturday (0km)
• Pionsat: market Friday (12km)
• Commentry: market Friday (16km)
• Neris-les-Bains: market Thursday & Sunday (19km)
• Bellenaves: market Wednesday (20km)
• Montmarault: market Wednesday (20km)
• Ebreuil: market Thursday (20km)
• Montlucon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday all day (26km)
• Gannat: market Saturday (29km)
• Auzances: market Tuesday (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Eloy-les-Mines, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Puy de Dome (44km)

Heritage sites

• Clermont-Ferrand église Notre-Dame-du-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (47km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Charroux (25km)

National Monuments

• Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (32km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Neris-les-Bains (19km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (36km)
• Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (42km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Blanzat (41km)
• Parc du domaine royal de Randan (43km)
• Jardins du château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clermont-Ferrand (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt des Colettes (10km)

Towns of Art and history

• Montlucon (27km)
• Riom (37km)
• Marsat (37km)
• Mozac (37km)
• Moulins (59km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Montmarault (20km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Eloy-les-Mines is in the southern-centre of France at 46 kilometres from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital (general information: Saint-Eloy-les-Mines is 302 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Eloy-les-Mines from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ars-les-Favets, Buxieres-sous-Montaigut, Durmignat, Le Quartier, Montaigut, Moureuille and Youx.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Eloy-les-Mines