Murol: Holiday Apartments and Houses

In Murol, the Château de Murol offers reconstructed living quarters and guided tours in historical costumes. The Château de Murol also hosts knight tournaments.

Those considering Murol as a destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture

The MÉM / Musée des peintres de l'École de Murol presents works by around one hundred post-impressionist artists who came together in Murol in the first half of the 20th century. The Eglise Saint-Ferréol in Murol contains nine large murals, each measuring 12 m² and depicting episodes from the New Testament, as well as stained-glass windows by Félix Gaudin dating from around 1900.

Nature

Lac Chambon is a volcanic reservoir formed after the eruption of the Volcan du Tartaret. A lakeside path with sections of boardwalk runs through wetlands along the lake. The hiking route at Lac Chambon is an easy, 7.5-kilometre circular trail taking around 2 hours and 15 minutes; it passes over Murol's basalt hill and by the rock spire known as « la dent du Marais ».

Roche-Romaine is a moderately difficult, 10.5-kilometre circular hike from Murol taking around 3 hours and 15 minutes. The route showcases a lava flow at the Puy de Bessolles and offers views of the Puy de Dôme, the Sancy and the Cézallier. The hiking trail at the Volcan du Tartaret from Murol is an out-and-back route taking around 45 minutes. Parc du Prélong is a 3.4-hectare botanically diverse park with around 700 recorded trees.

Activities

The orienteering course at the Volcan du Tartaret is easy and includes 10 checkpoints over 4.5 kilometres, with 210 metres of elevation gain; it takes around two hours. The activities offered by Auvergne Escapade cover the themes of fauna, flora, landscape observation, volcanism and the mountain environment.

Cycling

The cycling tour to the Col de la Croix-Saint-Robert starts at the Murol Tourist Office at an altitude of 785 metres and covers 13.5 kilometres with 623 metres of elevation gain to the summit. The Voie Verte du Lac Chambon is 4.5 kilometres long and suitable for pedestrians, cyclists and pushchairs. The «Circuit du Cézallier – Autour du massif du Sancy» cycling loop leads away from Murol near Lac Chambon.

Local Insights

Poterie Susanne Jensen welcomes visitors to a boutique workshop in Beaune-le-Froid and occasionally offers demonstrations. GAEC Route des Caves, Ferme Roux Stéphane & Caroline offers a free visit to the production facility every day at 9 a.m.; a tasting is offered afterwards.

Further destinations: Pontgibaud, Vollore-Ville, Pérignat-Lès-Sarliève, Vollore-Montagne, Grandrif, Vernet-La-Varenne, Combronde, Biollet.

To the main travel overview: Puy-De-Dôme.