Saint-Genes-du-Retz tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Genes-du-Retz: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Genes-du-Retz 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-Genes-du-Retz in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Charroux at 15 km and Vichy at 18 km.

Saint-Genes-du-Retz, 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 15 km (direction north-north-west), in the Allier department

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

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Vichy

at 18 km (direction east-north-east), in the Allier department

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

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Riom

at 20 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Riom guide

Mozac

at 23 km (direction south-west)

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

See Mozac guide

Volvic

at 25 km (direction south-west)

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

See Volvic guide

Chateldon

at 25 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule

at 28 km (direction north-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

Clermont-Ferrand

at 32 km (direction south-south-west)

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 33 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Thiers

at 34 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Thiers guide

Puy de Dome

at 37 km (direction south-west)

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

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Lapalisse

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

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

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Billom

at 39 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Courpiere

at 42 km (direction south-east)

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

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Genes-du-Retz

Map of places to visit near Saint-Genes-du-Retz

Markets in and near Saint-Genes-du-Retz

• Gannat: market Saturday (5km)
• Ebreuil: market Thursday (12km)
• Bellerive-sur-Allier: market Saturday (16km)
• Maringues: market Monday (18km)
• Vichy: market Every day except Monday (18km)
• Bellenaves: market Wednesday (19km)
• Saint-Yorre: market Wednesday (19km)
• Riom: market Wednesday & Saturday (20km)
• Cusset: market Saturday (20km)
• Puy-Guillaume: market Wednesday (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Genes-du-Retz, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Puy de Dome (37km)

Heritage sites

• Clermont-Ferrand église Notre-Dame-du-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Charroux (15km)
• Saint-Saturnin (45km)

National Monuments

• Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (23km)
• Aulteribe Chateau (39km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lapalisse (39km)
• Neris-les-Bains (50km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (17km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (18km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (35km)
• Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (46km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du domaine royal de Randan (12km)
• Parc du château de Blanzat (28km)
• Jardins du château d'Opme (38km)
• Jardins du château de la Batisse (42km)
• Jardins de Cordès (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clermont-Ferrand (33km)
• Thiers (34km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt des Colettes (23km)

Towns of Art and history

• Riom (20km)
• Marsat (23km)
• Mozac (23km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Montmarault (35km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Vichy (18km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Genes-du-Retz is in the southern-centre of France at 32 kilometres from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital (general information: Saint-Genes-du-Retz is 318 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Genes-du-Retz from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aigueperse, Biozat, Bussieres-et-Pruns, Chaptuzat, Charmes, Effiat, Gannat, Montpensier, Poezat, Saint-Priest-d'Andelot and Vensat.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Genes-du-Retz