Gannay-Sur-Loire: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Canal latéral à la Loire stretches for 196 kilometres between Digoin in the Saône-et-Loire département and Briare in the Loiret département.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Gannay-sur-Loire can tailor their accommodation search specifically to this location.

Nature

The Type 1 ZNIEFF area “LA LOIRE DE LESME A SAINT-HILAIRE-FONTAINE” also includes Gannay-sur-Loire. The “Sologne bourbonnaise” Natura 2000 Special Protection Area for birds also includes the municipality.

Culture

The partially listed historic monuments include the Maison des Bardets. The façades and roofs, including the outbuildings, are protected; the listing took place on 21 March 1983. The Motte castrale des Maîtres-Jean is fully listed as a historic monument, with the listing dated 5 May 1995.

The Arbre de Sully is a remnant of a tree that, according to tradition, is said to have been planted under King Henry IV as a distance marker between Limoges and Autun. The Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste consists of a bay supporting the bell tower, a rectangular nave and a narrower choir with a flat end.

Exploring the Waterways

The cycling route Petit tour en Bourbonnais leads as far as Gannay-sur-Loire. The Balade des bateliers follows the Canal latéral à la Loire to the Port des Vanneaux and crosses a stone and steel bridge offering views of the Canal latéral à la Loire.

At the Port des Vanneaux, the former barges used by inland boatmen have now made way for sports and leisure boats. Numerous picnic tables are located along the harbour.

The La Cabane restaurant in Gannay-sur-Loire serves traditional French cuisine made with local quality produce and is located on the Canal de la Loire.

More local pages: Verneix, Trévol, Montbeugny, Lavault-Sainte-Anne, Target, La Guillermie, Huriel, Bressolles.

To the overarching travel overview: Allier.