Curiosities in allier

Guided tour by bus of the different quarters of Montluçon:

• Historical Montluçon: The Bourbons history, the historical city centre.
• Industrial Montluçon: Saint Jacques quarter, Dunlop.
• Cultural Montluçon: Athanor, the Guingois.
• Natural Montluçon: Gardens and parcs.

Guided tour of the castle of the Louviere that was built on the model of the Petit Trianon of Versailles to house a collection of paintings and arts. Lunch in Montluçon.

Guided tour of Néris-les-Bains: the old train station dating from 1930, the roman thermal baths, the Gallo-Roman Amphitheatre, the Merovingian necropolis, the Saint-Georges Romanesque church, the promenade of the Casino. Guided tour of the a honey factory in Commentry.

About 15 km from Montluçon, the jardin-verger has a collection of fruit trees and rose bushes.

The Tronçais forest: guided tour of the Tronçais forest, the woods, the 'Forges' site in Tronçais, the Viljot Fountain. Lunch in a hostelery near the village of Hérisson. 

Departure to Herisson from the Val d'Aumance. Discover the small streets, the gate of Hell, the old houses and the vestiges of the Dukes of Bourbon fortress.

Montluçon: guided tour of the medieval city. You will discover the town houses of 'Rue de la Fontaine', the Saint Pierre Quarter and its church dating from the 12th century, the 'Passage du Doyenné'.

Chouvigny: Guided tour of the fortified castle dating from the 13th century looming over the Gorges de la Sioule. Lunch in Bellenaves.

Guided tour of the 'Maison de l'Autruche à Echassières' or the Ostrich farm. Unusual animal to see in the Allier department.

Charroux: Guided tour of the medieval village and its museum. Charroux is listed "one of the most beautiful villages of France". Lunch in Bellenaves.

Saint-Pourçain: Guided tour of the Saint-Pourçain vineyard, one of the oldest in France.