Lovers of open countryside and historical landscape features such as sunken lanes will appreciate the characteristic wooded banks of the Bocage de Bourbonnais and the Forêt de Tronçais. The gently rolling hills make for easy relaxed walks.

There are also excellent bicycle routes. There are routes of various distances and degrees of difficulty, to suit all levels of fitness.
Climbing the steep Puy de Dôme will give you an idea of the intensive efforts of the Tour de France professional cyclists when they conquer the mountain passes.
The sloping landscape of the Bourbonnais is perfectly suited for relaxing bike rides with a view of the rolling pastures.

You will find more information about cycling in the area on this website: www.auvergne-velo.fr.