Saint-Pierre-Roche: Holiday Apartments and Houses
The route Les villages de Saint-Pierre-Roche offers varied landscapes and beautiful views of the Sancy Massif, including the Tuilière and Sanadoire rocks and the Banne d’Ordanches, as well as the Chaîne des Puys and the Combrailles. It begins at the car park and the information board in front of the church.
Renting a holiday apartment in Saint-Pierre-Roche can be one element of your travel planning.
Nature and Trails
The route Le Sioulot begins on the basalt plateau of Saint-Pierre-Roche, which offers a viewpoint at the start of the circular trail. The banks of the Sioulot are suitable for fishing.
Cycling
The mountain bike route Saint-Pierre-Roche–Sioulot–Ebert is a 24.1 km circular route with 681 metres of ascent. The first section is technical; caution is advised when crossing the D2089.
Culture and History
The parish church of Saint-Pierre is designed in the Neo-Gothic style and has a polygonal apse and a tower over the entrance. The present church replaced a Romanesque church in 1870. The church of Saint-Pierre contains several gilded wooden statues of saints and a Pietà .
The chapel of Massagettes was built around 1870 and has a single-nave interior with a semicircular barrel vault.
The Calvary of Saint-Pierre-Roche can be reached via a serpentine path and overlooks the village church and the cemetery. At the Calvary of Saint-Pierre-Roche, a Lourdes grotto with a statue of the Virgin Mary was created in the rock.
Le Poulailler offers live performances, games evenings, documentary screenings and social debates. Terre de laine offers guided visits in summer by prior registration, presenting local sheep’s wool and French wool craftsmanship; at least four and no more than ten people are required for a visit to begin.
Only a few ruins of the 15th-century Château de Rioux remain on a PR north of Saint-Pierre.
Local Area
The producers’ market in Saint-Pierre-Roche regularly offers seasonal vegetables, bread, cow’s and sheep’s cheese, eggs, honey, beer, herbal teas and fish.
To the higher-level travel overview: Puy-De-Dôme.
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