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Gorges de l'Allier is one of France’s great natural sites — bring good shoes and a camera. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Gorges de l'Allier
Between the high plateaus of the Margeride and the Velay, the young river Allier has cut a wild, wooded gorge that is one of the finest in the Massif Central. Reached by a celebrated single-track tourist railway that clings to the cliffs from Langeac toward Langogne, and by long-distance footpaths including part of Robert Louis Stevenson's route, the gorge is a haven for whitewater kayaking, fly-fishing and salmon, and for wildlife from otters to eagles. Small stone villages and Romanesque churches cling to the slopes above the rushing water. Remote and hard to reach by road, the Gorges de l'Allier reward the traveller with one of the last truly wild river valleys in France — best discovered slowly, by train, boat or on foot.