Le Paradou
Campsite & Cottages  bar/restaurant ~ fishing ~ swimmingpool ~ playground
The surrounding
Le Paradou is situated on the border of the departments
Allier, Puy de Dome (both Auvergne) and Loire (Rhone-Alpes)
between the cities Vichy, Roanne and Thiers.
The distance to the cities is app. 35 km,
really nice for a "shopping-day".
The name of the region is Montagne Bourbonnaise and it's a mountainous scenery.
This region is not yet discovered by mass tourism.
People who prefer walking in a quiet, beautiful scenery more than a disco
and lots of people will probably really appreciate this place.
We know we do!
Le Paradou is situated at an altitude of app. 700 meters.
In the south-west the terrain is bounded by the Bois-Noir,
this is the most extensive natural forest of France, it covers 6000 hectares.

Enough space for a hiking tour or mountainbiking.
There is a "foyer" at app. 6 km distance, which serves as a startingpoint for either
mountainbike and hiking tours.
Please click on “photo’s” where you can see more of the surrounding!