Our pickUnusual experiences
Montgolfière & Découvertes
Rated 5.0 out of 5, 370 reviews
Le Puy-en-Velay
- 3 h 30
- €€€€
Activities in Haute-Loire
Volcanoes, pilgrimage and green lentils: Haute-Loire will surprise you. Film-set landscapes: the volcanic pinnacles of the Velay, the Allier gorges, the start of the Way of St James.
Activities Haute-Loire
17 places in Haute-Loire
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17 places
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Our pickSwimming spots
Lac du Bouchet
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 830 reviews
Cayres
- Outdoors
- With the family
An almost perfectly round crater at 1,205 m altitude, straddling Cayres and Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas. Lifeguarded swimming in July and August, a 3 km walk around the lake, easy with the family.
Our pickHikes
Passerelle des Gorges du Lignon
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 1,577 reviews
Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon
- 30 min to 1 h
- Free
- Outdoors
Games and leisure
Black Owl Escape Game
Rated 5.0 out of 5, 151 reviews
Le Puy-en-Velay
- 1 h to 1 h 15
- €€
- Under cover
Two escape games in Le Puy-en-Velay: a secret 16th-century brotherhood and a western-style manhunt playable by up to 20, in teams competing against each other.
Skiing and snowshoeing
Les Estables - Mézenc
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 704 reviews
Les Estables
- Outdoors
- With the family
Games and leisure
Alti Arena
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 263 reviews
Le Puy-en-Velay
- 1 h to 2 h
- €€
- Under cover
An indoor leisure park in Le Puy-en-Velay: trampolines and a ninja course, a climbing wall, virtual reality and a bar to catch your breath between sessions.
Paddle, kayak and water sports
Tonic Aventure
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 470 reviews
Langeac
- 2 h to 4 h
- Outdoors
Paddle, kayak and water sports
Canoë Val d'Allier
Rated 4.5 out of 5, 194 reviews
Lavoûte-Chilhac
- Outdoors
Canoe and kayak hire to paddle down the Allier gorges, routes from 2 hours to a full day.
Paddle, kayak and water sports
Lac de Lavalette leisure centre
Rated 4.2 out of 5, 1,036 reviews
Lapte
- Outdoors
- With the family
Supervised swimming in summer and a full water sports base (paddleboards, sailing, kayaks, electric boats) on the Lavalette reservoir, at Lapte near Yssingeaux. The big lake of the Yssingelais.
Unusual experiences
Source de Bonnefont
Rated 4.5 out of 5, 42 reviews
Saint-Martin-de-Fugères
- 1 h to 2 h
- Free
- Outdoors
Paddle, kayak and water sports
Aurec-sur-Loire leisure centre
Rated 4.2 out of 5, 634 reviews
Aurec-sur-Loire
- 2 h to 4 h
- Free
- Outdoors
A lake on the Loire on the doorstep of Saint-Etienne: pedalos, paddleboards, canoes and large green spaces.
Games and leisure
Distrakart
Rated 4.3 out of 5, 160 reviews
Saint-Paulien
- 30 min to 1 h 30
- €€
- Outdoors
An outdoor karting circuit at Saint-Paulien, north of Le Puy-en-Velay: sessions of 10 to 30 minutes, solo or in a group with a final.
Paddle, kayak and water sports
Canoë Val d'Allier Chilhac
Rated 4.4 out of 5, 19 reviews
Chilhac
- 2 h to 4 h
- Outdoors
Canoe trips down the Allier from Chilhac: several routes from 5 to 27 km in the upper Allier gorges, base open in summer.
Unusual experiences
Maison du Saumon et de la Rivière
Rated 4.1 out of 5, 348 reviews
Brioude
- 45 min to 1 h 30
- €
- Under cover