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Randol
Description
This tour will appeal to heritage lovers. Saint-Saturnin is a remarkable village - labeled a Petite Cité de Caractère® - built of blonde stone, giving it a southern atmosphere.
Alongside fountains, a Romanesque church and a fortified castle, the route continues above the village, offering unobstructed views of the surrounding countryside and heritage, including the Benedictine abbey of Notre-Dame de Randol.
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Tips
- Saint-Saturnin: fountains, Romanesque church, fortified castle, old houses.
- Small heritage sites: fountains, crosses.
- Randol: Notre-Dame de Randol abbey is a monastery of Benedictine monks from the Solesmes congregation, located six hundred meters from the village of Randol.
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Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - 02/06/2026
www.puydedome-tourisme.com/
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Environments
Mountain view
Panoramic view
Presence of livestock and guard dogs
Distinctions
Listed PDIPR
Open period
From 01/01 to 31/12 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
Location complements
Reach St-Saturnin, 21 km south of Clermont-Ferrand. Parking and start sign at Place du 8 Mai.
Contact
Phone : 04 73 79 37 69
Email : aydat@clermontauvergnevolcans.com
Website : https://www.clermontauvergnevolcans.com
Reception complements
For your own safety, always take a bottle of water, a hat, warm clothing and footwear suitable for walking.
Depending on weather conditions, certain itineraries are not recommended in bad weather (fog) or are not practicable, or even forbidden, during the winter season.
Some sites are fragile, so stay on the marked trails. Avoid picking wild flowers and disturbing wildlife. Pick up your garbage.
Animals are not allowed on some routes.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
1/ From the start sign, take rue des Farges, then rue de la Boucherie, in the direction of the church (gates of ancient fortifications, Renaissance dwelling). Turn right at Place de l'Eglise Romane (another yellow hiking trail ahead). Near the château, place de l'Ormeau (Renaissance fountain and château), turn right onto rue de la Chantelle and join a road. Follow this to the left until you reach a crossroads. Fork left on Chemin du Bec to reach a road.
2/ Cross the road and take the D28À road opposite towards N.D de Randol, then a left-hand track to a road. Follow this to the left until you reach the parking lot before the abbey. Cross the parking lot. Turn left at the fork, then right at the next fork, until you reach a crossroads. Take the carriage road on the right. (view of Saint-Sandoux and Saint-Saturnin). Cross a stepladder and descend to a crossroads.
3/ Take the left-hand track, cross a stepladder and cross a meadow. Continue right along a path, passing two gates. Continue along the track. At the crossroads, go straight down to a crossroads.
4/ Turn right, ignoring the adjacent paths on the right. At the fork, turn left and follow the clearing to the left until you reach a road. Follow this road to the right for 100 m. At a crossroads, cross the road and turn left onto a driveway. Continue to a crossroads, then turn right. Follow the Vocan estate to the left. At the fork in the road, turn right at a cross. Cross the road and follow the path, keeping to the left. At the entrance to the village, after crossing the bridge, turn right into Rue des Granges to get back to the starting point.
Proposed and managed by the Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme - PDIPR.
Animals
Yes. Dogs must be kept on a leash due to the presence of herds.
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