Cros: Holiday apartments and holiday homes
Cros is located in the peatland region in the heart of Artense. Its characteristic landscapes include dry-stone walls, wetlands and protected peat bogs. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment can include Cros as a destination in their travel plans.
Nature and trails
The La cascade de Gerbaut route is an easy 7.6-kilometre circular hike lasting around three hours. It starts in the centre of Cros and offers the opportunity to visit the local church. Along the way, it passes through hamlets and meadows, follows riverbanks and goes through the forest. As a mountain-bike route, La cascade de Gerbaut is 10.0 kilometres long and is located in Cros.
The Le bois de Rochemave route runs alongside a peat bog, the Tourbière de Lacoste, and offers views of the Monts du Cantal. It also follows paths with dry-stone walls through heathland and deciduous forests.
The Les Quatre Hameaux hiking route passes through varied natural landscapes typical of Artense and offers open views of the Sancy and Cantal massifs.
Culture
The Sainte-Madeleine church in Cros has a Romanesque choir, a nave dating from the 14th century and a north chapel added at a later date. It houses a 13th-century reliquary classified as a Monument historique, as well as Gothic stone holy-water stoups.
Cros has historical ties to cloth merchants. The village also offers a cultural programme with forums and conferences held several times a year.
Getting around Cros
The hamlets of Cros can be reached on foot or by bicycle, making them suitable for soft mobility.
There are outlets selling agricultural products in Cros.
To the overview of the wider destination: Puy-De-Dôme.
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