Important religious center at the time medieval as testifies some its cathedral, starting point of Walk of the Penitent White and of Via Podiensis, one of the roads of the Pilgrimage of Saint-Jacob de Compostelle, Puy in Velay became a tourist place extremely appreciated which receives several hundreds of thousands of tourists in the year.
These holiday makers are attracted as much by the historical heritage of the city that by the cultural events and the festivals which proceed throughout the year downtown and in the surroundings.
Where to sleep in le Puy en Velay.
- The Christel hôtel-restaurant is a3 seasons establishment with 30 very well equipped, individual, doubles or family rooms.. Stay in full board or half-board. Animals accepted. Address: 15, boulevard Alexandre Clair 43000 Le Puy-en-Velay.
To find a lodging in Puy en Velay or in the surroundings, numerous possibilities are offered to the holiday makers:
- The agglomeration counts more than one score of hotels, appart-hotels or hotels with restaurants for a capacity of several hundreds of beds.
- It is also possible to rent at the week or the month a standard guesthouse B&B at the private individual with very reasonable tariffs including in peak season.
- The local estate agencies propose house, villa or apartment to be rented in any season at the week, the fortnight or the month.
- To the tourists in search for ecological holidays and to followers of the excursion, the area propose its many camp-sites and lodgings of stages.
- To the tourists in search for ecological holidays and excursion, the area propose many camp-sites and lists of stages. In addition, it is possible to stay in camp-site close to the Puy in Velay, in Brives-Charensac and to rent a bungalow or a site for tent or caravan.
As everywhere in Auvergne one eats full with good things in the restaurants of the neighbourhoods: Potful auvergnate, tripoux, sausages with the green lenses of Puy…
The restaurant has Choumas proposes in its chart the regional dishes representative of the kitchen auvergnate. Adresse restaurant: 1, place Cadelade 43000 Le Puy in Velay.
A very broad range of activities in Puy in velay and in the villages neighbourhood make place the perfect place for sporting or family holidays: The hikers will borrow from foot or in the bicycle the GR65 consisted the layout of Via Podiensis, but also the GR70 (way of Stevenson) or the GR3 (path of the Loire), finally the GR. 700.
The amateurs of dancing waters have a broad choice of activities:
- Aighile village which is next to Puy in Velay lays out of an open swimming pool every day of the week.
- Brives-Charensac village facing Puy in Velay on the Loire has a nautical base supervised during August and July, where the holiday makers will be able ratiquer the canoe-kayak.
- At the time of a stay in the area, the fishermen will be able to have the water levels between June and December.
- Has Saint-Privat To combine distant few kilometers of Puy in Velay, the throats Top To combine offer April to October of splendid courses of rafting and canoe in tumultuous torrents for unforgettable feelings.
According to snowing up, some tracks are opened in Vernet between December and February/March.
Bowling, tennis, horsemanship and golf can also be practised. Lastly, most daring will choose the parapente or parachuting.
Many demonstrations take place during the year in Puy in Velay and in the surroundings:
- In March, Procession of the Penitent White in Puy in Velay.
- In April, the festival of the book “Livrévasion” with Arsac in Velay.
- In May, the Forum of the Dance in Puy in Velay.
- In June, the Festival of the Lens with Chaspinhac. (Let us recall that the green lens of Puy profits from a classification A.O.C.).
- In July, the Festival of the Latin Musics, the International folk Festival “Interfolk " of Puy in Velay, the Theatrical ones of Velay with Arlempdes.
- Of at the end of July at the beginning of August the Country festival Go to Craponne on Arzon.
- In August the Festival of Copper Musics in Monastier on Gazeille.
- In September, are held the Festival of the Laughter in Yssingaux and the Festivals Rebirth of the King of the Bird in Puy in Velay.
- In October celebrates Numismatists with Valleys Close Puy.
- In November, Fair of All Saints' day and international gathering of montgolfiers.
For more information on the leisures or lodging to contact tourist office 2 Place du clauzel, 43000 Puy in Velay.
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