Nature and Trails
Vielprat is one of the eleven municipalities covered by the Natura 2000 site “Gorges de la Loire et affluents partie sud”. The hiking, mountain biking and trail loops in Vielprat are Respirando-certified, maintained and signposted. The GR3 Sources et Gorges de la Loire passes through Vielprat and is a 169.4-kilometre, ten-day crossing between Aurec-sur-Loire and Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc.
Suc de Parousset is a mountain in the vicinity of Vielprat. La Rodde is a mountain in the vicinity of Vielprat; Chauvelon is a mountain in the vicinity of Vielprat; Le Chouvel is a mountain in the vicinity of Vielprat.
Culture and History
The Église Saint-Martin de Vielprat is a Romanesque church built in 1870, with a comb bell tower containing three bells. It preserves two white marble altars, a historic confessional and a painting signed by Amanda Fougère. It also houses four figurative stained-glass windows depicting, among others, Saint Martin, Saint Joseph, the Virgin and Child, and Saint François-Régis.
The old cemetery of Vielprat borders the church. Its moss-covered stone walls, leaning old gravestones, rusty crosses and crucifixes are partially concealed by vegetation. The cemetery contains around fifty graves and offers an unobstructed view of Salettes. The iron cross in the church square of Vielprat was restored and placed back on its stone pedestal.
Mas de Testud is a privately owned heritage property dating from the 14th century. The Maison forte de la Bastide is a privately owned fortified residence dating from the 16th century. The Ancien Prieuré Sainte-Catherine is a monastery in the vicinity of Vielprat.
The Abbaye de Mazan is a ruin in the wider regional surroundings of Vielprat. The Ancienne Chatreuse de Bonnefoy is a ruin in the wider regional surroundings of Vielprat. Ruins du château de Mézanc is a ruin in the wider regional surroundings of Vielprat.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Vielprat can focus their accommodation search specifically on the village.
More pages for nearby locations: Saint-Pierre-Eynac, Autrac, Montfaucon-en-Velay, Saint-Privat-D'allier, Cerzat, Saint-Arcons-De-Barges, La Chaise-Dieu, Céaux-D'allègre.
