Saint Gal Sur Sioule: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Water

Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule borders the Sioule River. Aqua Canoë offers canoeing and kayaking on the Sioule.

Anyone considering Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule as a travel destination can include renting a holiday apartment in their travel plans.

The canoe route from Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule to Ébreuil is 10 kilometres long and takes around two hours. All types of fishing using single hooks and pinched-down barbs are permitted on the Sioule Gourdonne fishing course in Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule.

Landscape

Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule is surrounded by natural areas, paths and viewpoints that are suitable for walks and exploring the local landscape.

The second stage of the Boucle du Pays de Menat leads from Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule to Saint-Pardoux, is 20 kilometres long and takes 6 hours and 30 minutes.

The 85-kilometre Circuit des Combrailles – Au fil de la Sioule follows the Sioule River for the most part, as it runs between deep gorges and winding meanders.

There is a car park next to the church at Val de Sioule.

Culture

Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule preserves traces of its rural history in the village layout and its old buildings.

According to the parish priest at the time, a 17th-century statue of Saint Blaise is said to have come from the former church of Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule. This church was destroyed during the French Revolution.

The Croix des Drigouts stands in the centre of Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule, on a path behind the church that leads to the hamlet of Les Drigouts.

The local heritage of Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule can be seen in the village’s buildings, public spaces, landscapes and other locations.

Other destinations: Cournon-D'auvergne, Singles, Billom, Peschadoires, Grandrif, Marsac-en-Livradois, Orcet, Biollet

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