Ydes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Val at 12 km from Ydes

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Visit Ydes: highlights and tourist information

Ydes is situated in the Cantal 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 Ydes in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Val at 12 km and Mauriac at 16 km.

Ydes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Val

Castle at 12 km (direction north-east)

The Chateau de Val is an impressive medieval castle on the edge of a...

See Chateau de Val guide

Mauriac

at 16 km (direction south-west)

The religious monuments such as the basilica and the monastery are the highlights in...

See Mauriac guide

Riom-es-Montagnes

at 19 km (direction east-south-east)

After exploring the town and church in Riom-es-Montagnes be sure to follow one or...

See Riom-es-Montagnes guide

Salers

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction south-south-east)

Salers, listed as a 'most beautiful village in France' is very lovely - and...

See Salers guide

Saint-Angel

at 24 km (direction north-west), in the Correze department

Saint-Angel is a very small village but also a pleasant diversion when you are...

See Saint-Angel guide

Fontanges

at 26 km (direction south-south-east)

Fontanges is a small village in the Monts du Cantal region at the foot...

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Saint-Chamant

at 28 km (direction south)

Saint-Chamant is a small Auvergne village with a castle in the Monts du Cantal...

See Saint-Chamant guide

Parc des Volcans

Scenery at 30 km (direction east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The Natural Regional Park of the Volcanoes is a beautiful region of forested volcanic...

See Parc des Volcans guide

Meymac

at 30 km (direction north-west), in the Correze department

Meymac should be beter known to tourists - the stone buildings in the town...

See Meymac guide

Tournemire

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction south)

The very picturesque village of Tournemire is overlooked by the Chateau de Anjony...

See Tournemire guide

La Bourboule

at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

La Bourboule is one of the most impressive of the belle-epoque spa towns in...

See La Bourboule guide

Mont-Dore

at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Mont-Dore is well placed to explore the scenic splendours of the area such as...

See Mont-Dore guide

Tours de Merle

Castle at 42 km (direction south-west), in the Correze department

The Tours de Merle is a group of medieval castles in ruins in a...

See Tours de Merle guide

Correze (village)

at 44 km (direction west), in the Correze department

Correze is a very small village but the historic quarter certainly merits a visit...

See Correze (village) guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Cantal

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Reserve excursions near Ydes

Map of places to visit near Ydes

Markets in and near Ydes

• Bort-les-Orgues: market Tuesday & Saturday (7km)
• Mauriac: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (16km)
• Ussel: market Saturday (24km)
• Marcenat: market Friday - seasonal market only (31km)
• Meymac: market Friday - seasonal market only (31km)
• La Bourboule: market Saturday (36km)
• Mont-Dore: market Friday all day (38km)
• Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise: market Monday (43km)
• Laroquebrou: market Friday - seasonal market only (46km)
• Murol: market Wednesday (47km)

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Tourist attractions near Ydes, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Puy Mary (32km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Salers (24km)
• Tournemire (33km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Riom-es-Montagnes (19km)
• Meymac (30km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Volcans d'Auvergne (30km)
• Millevaches en Limousin (48km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (50km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc-arboretum de Neuvic d'Ussel (14km)
• Verger de Déduit (16km)
• Jardin de la Ganille (25km)
• Jardins de Cordès (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cascade de Liadouze (35km)
• Puy de Sancy (36km)
• Puy Griou (36km)
• Lac Pavin (39km)
• Banne d'Ordanche (39km)
• Plomb du Cantal (41km)
• Lac du Guery (42km)
• Signal du Luguet (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Salins (18km)

Geography and distances

Ydes is in the southern-centre of France at 47 kilometres from Aurillac, the department capital (general information: Ydes is 390 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bassignac, Bort-les-Orgues, Champagnac, Le Monteil, Madic, Saignes, Saint-Pierre, Sauvat and Veyrieres.

This page in French: Visiter Ydes