Come and visit the five villages labelled villages de caractère in the Roannais, and take a trip back in time: Ambierle, Le Crozet, Saint-Haon-le-Châtel, Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire and Charlieu.

In the north of the department, the Loire wends its way very discreetly, visible only from the lip of a gorge or sometimes more openly from a bend in the road.

Fine dining in the Roannais is defined by its exceptional restaurants and their chefs’ love for the region.

Possibility of themed, night and dramatised tours. An open door on the arts, the priory at Pommiers invites you on a journey across a thousand years of architecture.

With a shady towpath running alongside, the gentle flow of the ‘Roanne to Digoin’ canal offers a moment of relaxation by the waterside.