Fours: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture and History

The Grande Halle des Maîtres Verriers in Fours was built in the 18th century and is an impressive restored brick building. The glassworks in Fours became the Verrerie Royale de Sainte-Catherine in 1779 and later, after the Revolution, a porcelain factory. The Église Saint Jean Baptiste in Fours was consecrated in 1837. The church of the former parish of Maison-en-Longue-Salve was built in the 12th century. Guided tours of the Grande Halle des Maîtres Verriers are available by arrangement for individual and group visits.

In the wider surrounding region of Fours are the ancient sites “Bibracte, Mont-Beuvray. Les Grandes Portes”, “Bibracte, Mont-Beuvray. La fontaine Saint-Pierre”, “Bibracte, Mont-Beuvray. Le Theurot de la Roche” and “Bibracte, Mont-Beuvray. La Chaume”.

Those choosing Fours as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Landscape

In the wider surrounding region of Fours, Mont Genièvre and Mont Preneley are mountains; Signal de Mont and Mont Tharot are hills.

Surroundings

The Camping Vue du Lac campsite is located in Fours on the Étang Donjon, in a forest and in a nature park.

Cycling Connections

The “Boucle Loire / Cercy–Charrin–Montambert–Fours” cycle route leads to Fours, where the Grande Halle des Maîtres Verriers is considered the last surviving testimony to three centuries of industrial history during which the royal glassworks produced porcelain from Loire sand. On its return journey, the “Boucle Saint-Honoré-les-Bains–Ternant–La Nocle-Maulaix–Fours” cycle route passes through Fours.

Other places: Sougy-Sur-Loire, Bouhy, Fourchambault, La Machine, Billy-Sur-Oisy, Saint-Pierre-Le-Moûtier, Saint-Hilaire-Fontaine, Nuars

To the higher-level travel overview: Nièvre.