Saint-Genès-Du-Retz: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Hiking

The La Pierre Sanglante circular trail starts in front of the school in Saint-Genès-du-Retz and passes a 15th-century château. Via the Allée du Menhir, the circular trail leads to the megalith. The La Pierre Sanglante site can be visited every day all year round.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Saint-Genès-du-Retz chooses the village as their base.

Culture and history

The Pierre Sanglante menhir is also called “Pierre Frite”. The Pierre Sanglante is a Mesolithic menhir with cup marks near the railway line. The Pierre Sanglante menhir is associated with the early settlement of this place.

The Church of Saint-Bénilde is first mentioned in a papal bull from 1115. Its floor plan is in the shape of a Latin cross with a projecting transept. The church has a semicircular apse flanked by two side apses, as well as a round-arched portal with a sculpted tympanum. The two door leaves are decorated with medieval door fittings.

The feudal château in Saint-Genès-du-Retz was rebuilt in the 15th century and stands in the centre of the village of Saint-Genès-du-Retz. Pont-de-Retz is one of the local attractions in Saint-Genès-du-Retz.

In the wider regional area around Saint-Genès-du-Retz is Château de Chazeron, a château. Also located in the wider regional area are Chouvigny Castle, a historic site, Château de Châteaugay, a château, and Billy Castle, a historic site.

The wider regional area around Saint-Genès-du-Retz also includes Suc de Beaunit, a hill, Puy de Paugnat, a hill, Roche de Sauterre, a hill, and Puy de Verrières, a hill.

Other places: Orbeil, Le Brugeron, Saint-Bonnet-Lès-Allier, La Bourboule, Vertaizon, Volvic, Lachaux and Orcival.

To the higher-level travel overview: Puy-De-Dôme.