Loire: what to see and do
21 sites listed in the département. Between the mountainous Forez and the unspoilt Pilat, the Loire cultivates an original industrial and historic identity around Saint-Étienne, city of design, and characterful villages such as Charlieu. This Massif Central département appeals with its little-known authenticity.
Castles · Loire
Château d'Essalois
Castles · Loire
Château de Bouthéon
Castles · Loire
Château de Chalmazel
Castles · Loire
Château de Couzan
Castles · Loire
Château de Grangent
Castles · Loire
Château de La Roche
Castles · Loire
Château de Montrond
Castles · Loire
Château de la Bastie d'Urfé
Zoos & wildlife parks · Loire
Espace Zoologique de St-Martin la plaine
Waterfalls · Loire
Gouffre de l'enfer
Museums · Loire
L'Astronef
Villages · Loire
Marols
A perched village of the Forez mountains, grouped around its Romanesque church and stone houses, among the Most Beautiful Villages of France.
Museums · Loire
Musée d'Art Moderne
Museums · Loire
Musée de la Mine
Natural wonders · Loire
Parc Naturel Régional du Pilat
Villages · Loire
Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
It was Béatrice de Roussillon who founded the Sainte-Croix charterhouse in 1280, in the hollow of a rolling landscape.
Waterfalls · Loire
Saut du Gier
Zoos & wildlife parks · Loire
Volerie du Forez
Natural wonders · Loire
Gorges de la Loire
Towns & cities · Loire
Montbrison
Towns & cities · Loire