TOP 7 free activities in Roannais

Published 9 / 01 / 2024 Reading time: 5 min

The diversity of the Roannais territory gives rise to multiple initiatives and projects. So everyone can flourish, recharge your batteries, without incurring costs. Some ideas may change your habits, there is something for everyone and for many the discovery can be intergenerational.

The Mysteries of the Monts de la Madeleine

Follow in the footsteps of Gaston Frenegan and his companion the granite golem. They invite you to survey this mysterious massif where nature, churches and castles, megaliths, legends, are different from those of other regions and only reveal themselves to those who dare to visit them. To begin the adventure, obtain the card from a tourist reception structure in Roannais or open it from www.montsmadeleine.fr

The pleasure of an activity shared with your child and/or dog

Assets, you wish to continue your running outings, with your child. You will certainly have purchased the suitable stroller, or even a running stroller.

You want to embark on the adventure your dog, you can do it in the fashion of canicross, a fun way to exercise with him. Here is one of the running activities promoted, among many other nature sports, by the local association “Côte Roannaise Raid Aventure”. On their site, you will find tips for getting started with this practice on the many trails and routes of Roannais.

Mirrors

You won't be able to get through it but their magic will allow you to travel, to escape. Many at Northern Roannais, ponds are part of this bocage landscape in which Charolais cows graze. Carried by the movement of these blades of water, contemplate the reflected light and the beautiful images reflected in particular at the municipal pond of La Poste set up at the entrance to Saint-Martin-d’Estreaux. Nearby there is also a children's play area.

We let off steam, we assimilate, no need to be sporty to approach orienteering

Often little known, orienteering can be practiced almost everywhere, in the countryside or in the city. Everyone has the opportunity to take up this discipline for which the maps are most often available for download as for the forest and the arboretum of Great Murcins in Arcon:

CO CARD
ARBORETUM

co forest card
Greater murcins

Observation is the main asset to develop but it's not wasted time because you will then get to know, like the back of your hand, the places where you will evolve.

The Roannais remains a vast playground, for all levels, even for competition… Lespinasse forest, glassware plateau, Villages of Character Perrous and Saint-Haon-le-Chatel open their doors to you.

Along the water

Approach it Loire river… And vestiges, footprints, built heritage will tell you its historyand an ecomuseum, at the entrance to the town of Saint-Priest-la-Roche, will complete the findings of your journey from Saint-Georges-de-Baroille to Mably.

The Loire gorges also offer you a natural spectacle to the rhythm of the water, where specific fauna and flora live. A report as close as possible to this water so precious to living beings particularly highlighted by associations « Fertile Loire River » et « Friends of Château de la Roche ».

Oasis of biodiversity, in the city… in sight

You only move with public transport, therefore the Parc des Elopees is made for you. Located at the gates of Riorges, you can take a bath in nature at the heart of this 10 hectare wetland, which is home to protected species such as the “Marsh Hottony” plant. Take the opportunity to reconnect with this specific nature which is presented to you thanks to information furniture.

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Roannais, territory of nuggets

Whether you are religious or not, you may be interested in religious heritage. These buildings are part of the history of our communities and reveal a particular architecture, a specificity like for example the bell tower of Saint-Just-la-Pendue which houses a water tower. The Roannais is rich in treasures of this type. The chapels, full of charm, “Saint Anne” in the hamlet of Montcizor in Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay and “Our Lady of Baffy” in Saint-Germain-Laval are freely accessible and are worth the detour.