Saint-Pardoux: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

The Chemins des croix de granit routes comprise two trails of around 20 kilometres each. Along them, visitors and hikers can discover the granite crosses.

Those choosing Saint-Pardoux as their holiday destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Hiking

Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers offers three family-friendly hiking trails. The Sentier des arbres follows the existing GR 36 hiking trail and is equipped with information panels and wooden totems. It highlights grafted chestnut trees and pollarded willows, or pollarded trees, from four different tree species.

The twenty granite crosses along the Chemins des croix de granit form part of the local heritage of Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers. The section of the Voie des Plantagenêts that passes through Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers is part of the pilgrimage route between Mont Saint-Michel and Santiago de Compostela. On this section, the GR 36 and GR 364 intersect.

Nature

The Val de Flore extends across almost three hectares along the banks of the Viette River in Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers. The Val de Flore combines dry meadows with wetlands. From 2 May to 28 June 2026, free self-guided visits are possible on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. From 1 July to 30 August 2026, the same hours apply from Wednesday to Sunday, also from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The Chêne du Hibou, also known as Robert le Chouan, is listed as a natural monument. It is believed to be between 500 and 900 years old.

Culture

The Micro-Folie is located in the former presbytery next to the library in Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers. Its virtual reality area is open to visitors aged 13 and over on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Micro-Folie Digital Museum provides access to more than 5,000 digitised works.

Other places to visit

The Halte Vélo de Soutiers offers charging stations for bicycles and phones, as well as a bicycle cleaning station and a bicycle repair station. It also has a tent bivouac area with four pitches. L'Étape welcomes hikers, pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago and artists in residence.

Other places: Irais, Paizay-Le-Chapt, Vallans, La Chapelle-Gaudin, Bouillé-Loretz, Messé, Rom, Ménigoute

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