Cantal: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Cantal is shaped by the Monts du Cantal, Europe's largest stratovolcano, with deep glacial valleys alternating with high plateaus. From Puy Mary, panoramic views extend across radiating glacial valleys, high plateaus with summer pastures and rocky peaks. Those wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Cantal can then continue their accommodation search.

Nature

Puy Mary is one of the distinctive landscape features of Cantal. Its panoramic views extend across the radially running glacial valleys, the high-altitude summer pasture plateaus and the rocky peaks. In the vicinity of Cantal, Suc Gros is approximately recorded as a mountain. Suc de la Blatte is also approximately recorded there as a mountain. Rocher de l'Aygue is listed approximately as a mountain in the vicinity of Cantal, as is Puy de la Tourte.

Trails and Activities

Cantal offers 3,263 kilometres of publicly accessible trails for hiking and cycling tours. The Grande Traversée des Volcans d’Auvergne connects Chamalières with Le Lioran along a 210-kilometre route divided into 11 stages. The Cantal Rando et Découverte app lists more than 650 routes and includes hiking, mountain biking, cycling and multi-day hiking routes. It can function entirely offline.

Various activities are also described in the Puy Mary area: there are five mountain-biking loop routes certified by the French cycling federation, with three levels of difficulty. Guided canyoning is available in the Puy Mary area. The 133-kilometre V74 Grande Traversée du Volcan à Vélo also runs through the Cantal Massif.

Culture and History

Salers is described as a village with turreted houses, a belfry and ramparts reflecting medieval and Renaissance character. The church of Salers contains a 15th-century Entombment with nine life-size figures, as well as historic paintings, tapestries and statues. The Esplanade de Barrouze in Salers offers views over the Maronne and Aspre valleys.

At the visitor centre at Pas de Peyrol, an audiovisual exhibition explains the formation and appearance of the Cantal volcano. A path from the visitor centre leads to the orientation table at Puy Mary; there is a panoramic view and explanations provided by an animator from the Grand Site.

In the surrounding area of Cantal, Château de la Cheyrelle is approximately listed as a château. Château de la Borie is also approximately listed as a château in the surrounding area. Château d'Apchon is likewise approximately listed there as a château, as is Château de Chanterelle. Separately, the Pays de Salers includes at least nine châteaux open to visitors along the Route des Châteaux in Auvergne; guided tours, concerts, exhibitions and theatre performances are planned there.

Cotteughes preserves the remains of a medieval village that was abandoned at the end of the 14th century. The remains cover approximately four hectares and include more than 30 dwellings known as cases.

Regional Specialities

The Route des Fromages AOP d'Auvergne includes 36 stops with breeders, producers or affineurs in Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme.

Other Places

Other local pages: Arches, Boisset, Carlat, Cassaniouze, Coltines, Drugeac, Fontanges, Freix-Anglards, Gourdièges, Labesserette, Le Rouget, Leynhac, Maurs, Méallet, Montgreleix, Mourjou, Naucelles, Parlan, Paulhac, Pers, Raulhac, Saint-Amandin, Saint-Étienne-De-Chomeil, Saint-Gérons, Saint-Mamet-La-Salvetat, Saint-Martin-Valmeroux, Sansac-Veinazès, Senézergues, Thiézac, Valette, Valuéjols, Vic-Sur-Cère, Besse, Sauvat, Calvinet, Celoux, Salers, Vezels Roussy, Saint-Jacques-Des-Blats, Saint-Étienne-De-Maurs, Riom-Ès-Montagne, Lascelle, Aurillac, Arpajon-Sur-Cère, Anglards-De-Saint-Flour, Pleaux, Lanobre, Beaulieu, Sansac-De-Marmiesse, Chaudes-Aigues, Saint-Flour, Vézac, Murat, Faverolles, Clavières, Champs-Sur-Tarentaine-Marchal, Neuvéglise, Allanche, Chavagnac, Lafeuillade-En-Vézie, Vieillevie, Mauriac, Paulhenc, Saint-Poncy, Polminhac, Laroquebrou, Neussargues-Moissac, Jou-Sous-Monjou, Le Claux, Laveissière, Bassignac, Lacapelle-Viescamp, Loubaresse, Massiac, Chalvignac, Apchon, Condat, Ferrières-Saint-Mary, Cheylade, Saint-Cirgues-De-Jordanne, Landeyrat, Crandelles, Marmanhac, Jussac, Chalinargues, Pailherols, Rézentières, Ally, Marcolès, Cros-De-Ronesque, Saignes, Nieudan, Mandailles-Saint-Julien, Saint-Illide, Tournemire, Saint-Étienne-Cantalès, Vèze, Saint-Cernin, Talizat, Giou-De-Mamou, Virargues, Le Falgoux, Saint-Santin-Cantalès, Antignac, Lapeyrugue, Le Monteil, Champagnac, Montmurat, Reilhac, Trémouille, Joursac, Ytrac, Ruynes-en-Margeride, Vitrac, Ladinhac, Lavigerie, Marcenat, Auzers, Saint-Mary-le-Plain, Saint-Julien-de-Toursac, Saint-Constant, Montsalvy, Junhac, Saint-Urcize, Les Ternes, Dienne, Labrousse, Lavastrie, Chaussenac, Alleuze, Roumégoux.

To the higher-level travel overview: Auvergne.