Presly: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Presly is a Solognot village with 7,500 hectares of forest, heathland, plains, meadows, ponds and streams, as well as 70 kilometres of municipal roads. The Rère, a tributary of the Sauldre, rises in Presly.

Nature and trails

The path between Les Sablons and the road to Neuvy/Barangeon (D30) leads through young forests and woodlands, forest clearings, coniferous stands, cultivated fields and wetlands; various circular routes are possible. During the first 500 metres of this path, some white stones contain fossils. They are considered evidence of the very ancient presence of a sea in Sologne.

A total of 134 bird species have so far been recorded in Presly. The Presly–Méry-es-Bois circular hike is classified as easy, is 27.0 kilometres long and is stated to take around four hours.

Culture and history

Le chanteau de la Planche comprises a small 14th-century fortification and a new 18th-century château. The château is privately owned and not open to visitors.

L’Angélus is open to the public during the Sunday and weekly Masses. The Église Saint-Caprais stands on the foundations of an original 13th-century church building; the present building was reconstructed at the beginning of the 20th century on the initiative of Abbé Pézard. The church is built entirely of brick, the traditional building material characteristic of Sologne. It contains a stained-glass window created by the Lorin workshops of Chartres in 1931, dedicated to Saint Caprais.

Surroundings

The historic site of Abbaye Notre-Dame de Loroy is located near Presly. In the wider region around Presly are the Château de Mimérand, the Bois d'Humbligny hill, the Forêt de Beaujeu hill, the Motte d'Humbligny ou le Chaillou hill and the Montagne des Marnes hill.

More location pages

More location pages: Berry-Bouy, Neuvy-Le-Barrois, Herry, Ardenais, Vesdun, Ivoy-le-Pré, Vouzeron, Châteaumeillant

To the higher-level travel overview: Cher.