Our take
An immense loop of the Sioule around the Murat peninsula, visible in a single glance from a perched viewpoint, a stone's throw from the village church.
The Sioule makes an almost perfect loop around a peninsula, and the Paradis viewpoint puts it before your eyes all at once.
Here, the Sioule turns back on itself. The river draws an immense loop that encircles the Murat peninsula, and you take it all in at once from the village viewpoint, perched high above the water. It is called the Paradis, and for once the nickname needs no explaining.
Access is open and free of charge. You leave the car near the church in Queuille, and carry on on foot: the viewpoint is a stone's throw away. A pay-to-use viewing telescope lets you pick out the details of the loop.
One tip: climb up the old castle motte, just behind the church. This earth mound once carried a defensive structure, and it offers a second perspective on the valley and the Queuille dam.
Why we love it
- The Sioule almost doing a U-turn around the Murat peninsula, all at once before your eyes
- A viewing telescope (pay-to-use) to pick out the details of the loop
- The second view from the castle motte, over the valley and the dam
- A site with open access all year round, dogs welcome
Top tip
Park near the church, access is on foot. Go on to the castle motte, just behind the church, for a second view of the valley and the dam.
Before you go
- All year round: the viewpoint has open access, every day.
- Leave the car near the church: the viewpoint is reached on foot.
- The viewpoint is a stone's throw from the church, and the castle motte is just behind.
- Access is open; a pay-to-use viewing telescope is installed on site.
- To walk further, the loop La ronde du méandre au viaduc is 10 km with 260 m of ascent, about 3 hours.
Weather for the next 3 days
Today
15°/6°
2 mm · 27 km/h
Tomorrow
16°/2°
dry · 13 km/h
Tue 27
21°/6°
1 mm · 16 km/h
Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). General lowland forecasts, to be cross-checked with specialist mountain forecasts at altitude.
Practical info
- Address
- Queuille, 63390 Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne, France
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