Lafayette country
Lafayette country is located south of Clermont-Ferrand and west of Le Puy-en-Velay. Its varied landscape, with a wealth of both natural and architectural heritage, is crossed by the river Allier.
Visitors can explore :
• The superb Allier Gorges, dotted with lovely villages and basalt columns. A great place for swimming, fishing and white water sports.
• The region around Sauges, with its granite houses and the everlasting memory of the Beast of Gévaudan.
• Le Bouchet lake filling the crater left by an exploded volcano and ringed by a huge forest – great for walks.
•La Chaise-Dieu Abbey, a “veritable cathedral in the midst of forests” and scene of the famous annual Music Festival.