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Visit Riom-es-Montagnes: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: After exploring the town and church in Riom-es-Montagnes be sure to follow one or two of the trails into the Natural Regional Park of the Vocanoes

Riom-es-Montagnes is situated in the Cantal department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Tourist classifications for Riom-es-Montagnes include "recommended detour".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Riom-es-Montagnes in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Salers at 21 km and Chateau de Val at 22 km.

Riom-es-Montagnes, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Parc des Volcans

Scenery at 16 km (direction east-north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The Natural Regional Park of the Volcanoes is a beautiful region of forested volcanic...

See Parc des Volcans guide

Salers

Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction south-west)

Salers, listed as a 'most beautiful village in France' is very lovely - and...

See Salers guide

Chateau de Val

Castle at 22 km (direction north-west)

The Chateau de Val is an impressive medieval castle on the edge of a...

See Chateau de Val guide

Fontanges

at 22 km (direction south-west)

Fontanges is a small village in the Monts du Cantal region at the foot...

See Fontanges guide

Mauriac

at 27 km (direction west)

The religious monuments such as the basilica and the monastery are the highlights in...

See Mauriac guide

Saint-Chamant

at 27 km (direction south-west)

Saint-Chamant is a small Auvergne village with a castle in the Monts du Cantal...

See Saint-Chamant guide

Tournemire

Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction south-west)

The very picturesque village of Tournemire is overlooked by the Chateau de Anjony...

See Tournemire guide

La Bourboule

at 35 km (direction north-north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

La Bourboule is one of the most impressive of the belle-epoque spa towns in...

See La Bourboule guide

Mont-Dore

at 35 km (direction north-north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Mont-Dore is well placed to explore the scenic splendours of the area such as...

See Mont-Dore guide

Murol

Castle at 40 km (direction north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The highlight of a visit to Murol is the Chateau de Murol that stands...

See Murol guide

Blesle

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction east), in the Haute-Loire department

There are a remarkable number of sites of interest in the small village of...

See Blesle guide

Saint-Angel

at 42 km (direction west-north-west), in the Correze department

Saint-Angel is a very small village but also a pleasant diversion when you are...

See Saint-Angel guide

Saint-Nectaire

at 43 km (direction north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

It is the impressive roman architecture of the Church of St-Nectaire-le-Haut that attracts visitors...

See Saint-Nectaire guide

Aurillac

at 43 km (direction south-south-west)

Close to the scenic Route des Cretes', Aurillac lacks major monuments but is a...

See Aurillac guide

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Markets in and near Riom-es-Montagnes

• Marcenat: market Friday - seasonal market only (13km)
• Bort-les-Orgues: market Tuesday & Saturday (18km)
• Mauriac: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (26km)
• Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise: market Monday (33km)
• Valuejols: market Tuesday (33km)
• Mont-Dore: market Friday all day (34km)
• La Bourboule: market Saturday (35km)
• Murol: market Wednesday (39km)
• Ussel: market Saturday (40km)
• Massiac: market Tuesday (42km)

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Tourist attractions near Riom-es-Montagnes, France

What to do at Riom-es-Montagnes? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Riom-es-Montagnes.

Grand sites of France

• Puy Mary (19km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Salers (21km)
• Tournemire (29km)
• Blesle (40km)
• Saint-Saturnin (54km)
• Montpeyroux (57km)

National Monuments

• Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Flour (44km)
• Meymac (48km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Volcans d'Auvergne (16km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) (40km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (43km)
• Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Verger de Déduit (19km)
• Parc-arboretum de Neuvic d'Ussel (32km)
• Jardin de la Ganille (40km)
• Jardins de Cordès (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cascade de Liadouze (23km)
• Puy Griou (23km)
• Signal du Luguet (26km)
• Plomb du Cantal (26km)
• Lac Pavin (30km)
• Puy de Sancy (30km)
• Banne d'Ordanche (37km)
• Lac du Guery (39km)

Towns of Art and history

• Salins (23km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Massiac (42km)

Geography and distances

Riom-es-Montagnes is in the southern-centre of France at 43 kilometres from Aurillac, the department capital (general information: Riom-es-Montagnes is 398 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Riom-es-Montagnes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Apchon, Collandres, Marchastel, Menet and Valette.

This page in French: Visiter Riom-es-Montagnes