Saint Bressou: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

At Plan d'eau des Sagnes, a walk along the water leads through a quiet, wooded landscape. The site also includes a covered shelter and a picnic table.

Renting a holiday apartment in Saint-Bressou is one possible part of planning a trip.

Nature

The circular trail around Plan d'eau des Sagnes is accessible to mountain bikers and horse riders. It passes through protected wetland and peatland areas connected to water acidified by shale and granite.

At Pic de Saint-Bressou, there is an observation tower with a viewing platform. The wider regional area around Saint-Bressou also includes the Gouffre de Padirac cave, ÃŽle des Escouanes island and La Falzinde hill.

Getting Around

The GR6 long-distance hiking trail, which connects Figeac with Souillac via Rocamadour, passes a property in Saint-Bressou. A cycling tour from Figeac through the Causses to the Célé Valley passes through Saint-Bressou and by the Church of Saint-Brice.

Culture

The Church of Saint-Brice in the centre of Saint-Bressou was rebuilt in 1845 and restored from 1978 to 1994. The Église Saint-Martial de Mialet already existed in the Middle Ages; the present building was rebuilt between 1875 and 1877, reusing numerous structural elements from a chapel. Mialet is also home to a 17th-century dovecote.

Several historic sites are located in the vicinity of Saint-Bressou: Abbaye de Lissac, La Grâce-Dieu in Leyme, France, and Abbaye Saint-Sauveur. Château d'Assier is a palace in the wider regional area around Saint-Bressou.

More local destination pages: Maxou, Mirandol, Figeac, Saint-Martin-Labouval, Ginouillac, Lanzac, Larnagol, Saint-Céré

For the higher-level travel overview: Lot.