Things to do in Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise with the family
A selection of places in Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise that really work with children: lively sites, easy walks, activities that fill half a day without wearing out the parents. We've left out the places that merely “tolerate children” and kept the ones where they really have fun.
12 places selected in our database.
Lac Pavin
4.8Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · Puy-de-Dôme
An almost perfect circle of water 800 metres across and 92 metres deep: Auvergne's deepest lake fills a crater born 6,900 years ago, between Besse and Super-Besse. The walk around it takes an hour.
2407 reviews
Lac Pavin viewpoint
4.8Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · Puy-de-Dôme
Lac Pavin seen from above, from the rim of its crater: the deepest of Auvergne's lakes, 92 m deep. You walk up via a detour off the lake loop.
265 reviews
Cascades de Vaucoux ou d'Anglard
4.7Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · Puy-de-Dôme
Waterfall at Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise. Short path, forest atmosphere, open access after a ten-minute walk.
158 reviews
Puy de Montchal
4.6Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · Puy-de-Dôme
53 reviews
Lac de Bourdouze
4.5Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · Puy-de-Dôme
A glacial lake at 1,168 m, ringed by protected peat bogs. No beach, no crowds: an hour's walk there and back and the silence of the plateau.
139 reviews
Lac des Hermines
4.5Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · Puy-de-Dôme
The lake at Super-Besse with supervised swimming in summer, an alternative to Lac Pavin, where swimming is forbidden.
138 reviews
Cascades de Chiloza
4.3Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · Puy-de-Dôme
A string of waterfalls along the Couze Pavin, with giants' kettles carved into the lava, a stone's throw from Besse.
843 reviews
Station de sports d'hiver de Super-Besse
4.3Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · Puy-de-Dôme
4630 reviews
Camping Bois de Gravière
4.2Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · Puy-de-Dôme
4-star campsite in Besse, five minutes from Lac Pavin. Heated pool in summer and a wellness area: a good base for exploring the Sancy.
592 reviews
Résidence Le Bois de la Reine
4.0Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · Puy-de-Dôme
487 reviews
Les Hermines leisure and sports centre
3.9Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · Puy-de-Dôme
Bowling, indoor adventure park, aquatic centre and bar all in one complex at Super-Besse: the all-purpose plan for when the mountain clouds over.
631 reviews
Besse
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise · Puy-de-Dôme
A medieval town in dark lava stone, more than 1,000 metres up, granted its charter of freedoms in 1270: belfry, cobbled lanes, four listed monuments. And Lac Pavin 10 minutes away.