Cascade du Pont d'Aptier

The Véronne leaps here into a small basalt cirque, in the uplands of the Cantal, on the Collandres side. The dark rock frames the fall like an amphitheatre, and the contrast between the white water and the volcanic walls is what gives the place its character.

Getting there is simple: the waterfall is signposted on the D63, the small road linking Apchon to Collandres, right next to the bridge over the Véronne. A purpose-built viewpoint puts you above the cirque, with the fall down below.

This is the kind of stop we like to slip into an itinerary: no long walk, a viewpoint that does the job, and the Pays Gentiane all around. Go after heavy rain, when the Véronne fills out.