Nature activities at CENTRE AQUARECREATIF in Bort-les-orgues

Sentier recensé par le topoguide "Randonnées au Pays de Bort-Artense", disponible gratuitement à l'Office de Tourisme de Bort. Distance : 3,5 km Durée : 1 h Balisage : Bleu Goudron : 60 % Difficulté de parcours : facile sauf au départ Point de départ : Pont en centre-ville Intérêt : point de vue sur Bort, Barrage, Orgues

Sentier recensé par le topoguide "Randonnées au Pays de Bort-Artense", disponible gratuitement à l'Office de Tourisme de Bort. Distance : 7 km Durée : 2 h 30 Balisage : Jaune Goudron : 15 % Difficulté de parcours : moyen Point de départ : aire de pique-nique, route de Champs (2 km de Bort) Intérêt : point de vue sur les Orgues - Tourbières - Cascade de la Rhue (Saut de la Saule)

The Green Trail is a bike path built along a section of the right-of-way of the former railroad line connecting Aurillac to Paris. Reserved for pedestrians and cyclists, it is the perfect family outing. Starting from the Sardain parking lot in Bort-les-Orgues, it takes you through the Rhue Gorges, the town of Ydes—the birthplace of Lapeyre woodworking—and continues on to the Parensol Tunnel. Then Mauriac A 72-km round trip with bike rentals available at the old Ydes train station during spring, summer, and fall breaks (reservations recommendedat 06 86 61 94 13). Of course, you can turn back whenever you like. Please note that the Vendes-Jaleyrac section is a shared-use path and is not recommended for young, novice cyclists.

Chemin de la Vierge, la Grange Bleue, le château de Pierrefitte, les Orgues et le chemin du Sacristain. Distance : 12,8km Durée : 3h Balisage : violet Difficulté de parcours : assez difficile (difficile sur le début) Point de départ : champs de foire Intérêt : point de vue sur la vallée de Bort et les Monts d'Auvergnes

An original way to reach the Orgues site from Bort, following the PAPSE calibrated route: every kilometer, a marker indicates a reference time calculated on the basis of a classic average time for a hiker or runner. The ascent is via the "Sacristain" path, and the descent via the "Vierge" path For more details and the "Step by Step" guide, please download the description.

Massif du Sancy, Château de Val, Lac de Bort, Les Orgues, an itinerary all about exploration...Depart from the Place du Foirail. Go back up to the RD 979. Cross it and go up the few steps.Take the small road that rises above Bort. Pass behind the Virgin’s statue and continue. At the top of a slightly steeper slope, take a trail to the right. You reach the village of La Côte. Go through it. Turn right at the next road junction to join the D979.Follow it on the left for 700 m, leaving, on the right, the road that goes down to Les Aubazines. As you leave of the village of Vioux, turn right onto the path parallel to the B-road which eventually joins it.Cross over and take the small road opposite. After 200 m, turn left onto the rising track. When you arrive at the edge of the forest, take the path on the right and then the path on the left. Continue the ascent straight ahead. At the T-junction, take the path on the left which joins the forest track.Follow it to the left. At the Y-junction, turn left. The track becomes a small tarmac road.At the crossroads, turn right. At the next crossroads, follow Les Orgues. On your right, leave Chaumeil then Le Roussillou.200 m after Le Roussillou, take a path on the left. Go straight ahead when you reach the old barn. The path continues for a long time below the organ pipe rock formations.At the crossroads, turn left. Follow the road on the left for a few metres and find the path on the right which goes down to Bort. Take the D979 to the left to find the starting point again.

This is a hike that gets as close as possible to the Correzian geological curiosity, the organ pipe-shaped rocks at Les Orgues de Bort.The itinerary starts at the Les Orgues car park. At the belvedere, take the path on the left and follow the blue markings in the undergrowth.Where the trail borders a meadow, turn right and continue straight ahead. At the house on the left, enter the woods.At the dry-stone wall, turn right. Go straight ahead towards a ruined barn, continue straight ahead. Go down through the woods, and in the bend, take a right turn. (before turning, a 50 metre round trip through the undergrowth on your left leads to a view over the Lac de Bort). Continue straight ahead. The Les Organs rock formations are on the right, and a view over the town on the left. Follow the trail halfway down the slope for a long distance, ignore a trail on the left (Bort information panel) and continue until you reach the road.Turn right onto the road, follow it for 100 metres. Go up the steps on your right. Also, turn right onto the next road. At the outer edge of the village of La Colombière, take the path to the right: leave a path on the right and follow the ""parking"" sign.Take the track to the left at the top of the path. At the Y-junction, go straight ahead. Then follow the path on the left before the entrance to the meadow to reach the esplanade."

Discover "Les Orgues" Distance : 4,5 km Durée : 2 h Balisage : vert Difficulté de parcours : assez facile Point de départ : belvédère des Orgues Intérêt : point de vue

A hike punctuated by some of Sumène Artense's most emblematic sites: Couzans castle, Saut de la Saule and the Rhue gorges. Saut de la Saule is a surprising canyon carved out of a gneiss barrier by the Rhue river. Accompanied by a succession of rapids and waterfalls, this site separates the communes of Vebret in Cantal and Bort-les-Orgues in Corrèze. Departure point: Hameau de Cheyssac. From the parking lot, at the crossroads between the D22 and the D103, take the D103 towards Bort-les-Orgues, then the first road on the right which takes you to the center of the hamlet.

A 6 km round trip to discover the Saut de la Saule, a surprising canyon carved out by the Rhue, accompanied by a succession of rapids and waterfalls. Before joining the Dordogne, the La Rhue river forms a waterfall. It crosses a barrier of gneiss, a very hard rock of magnetic origin. All the river's water is concentrated in the narrow passages that form the waterfalls. Departure point: Car park on the Cheyssac green trail. Take the D3 on the left towards the Cheyssac crossroads, then the first road on the left that leads to the center of the hamlet. Pass the bread oven and continue towards Rochemont. At the end of the hamlet, take the first track on the left, then immediately right onto a wide track lined with low walls, which takes you to the railroad line and the Piste Verte, which you must cross. Follow the path between the Piste Verte and the Soulou stream to the viaduct, pass under it and walk alongside the Rhue. Do not turn right. Continue straight ahead. You'll come to a promontory with a viewpoint over Saut de la Saule. Return the same way.

Accompanied by a qualified and experienced guide, come and discover nature in the heart of the upper Dordogne valley. La Vitamine Verte offers a range of nature activities: - family nature outings; - nature clubs for 3-6 and 6-12 year-olds, - guided hikes, - nature awareness workshops 12-36 months, - forestschool. Workshops for groups on request (schools, RPE, MAM, leisure centers, SESSAD...). Open all year round.

Ideally located on the borders of Auvergne and Limousin, the Central Hotel offers a warm and friendly welcome. Agnès, Alain and all the team of the Central Hotel are at your disposal to make you spend a pleasant moment in their establishment. During your stay, take advantage of the wellness area, spa, jacuzzi and hammam. We also offer relaxing weekends to come and recharge your batteries.

Very quiet hotel located on the riverside, 700 m from the town centre. For a gourmet stopover between Auvergne and Limousin.

Discover the tanner's trade and all the stages involved in transforming raw hide into finished leather. Guided tour of the old Bortoise tanneries, with explanations of the various machines (fuller, slitter, press...) and the many different types of tanning (full grain, crust, nubuck, suede...). A video illustrates the hard work of tanners. Store area with a wide range of leather goods.

The Museum's 1,000 m² of exhibition space features some twenty different machines used to process hides. This is complemented by a video and old photos showing the tanner's work, from raw hide to finished leather. The Museum also offers a Leather Workshop, where visitors can make a leather object to take home as a souvenir. New at the Musée de la Tannerie is the Petit Musée de l'École. It's a recreation of a classroom, with objects, furniture and documents from the old school in Bort les Orgues. The exhibition evokes emotion and even nostalgia, with desks, inkwells, the smell of wax, geography maps, moral phrases, textbooks? Another part presents the great figures who forged the Republic's school system (Jules Ferry, Jean Jaurès)

Espace EDF Odyssélec: Discover the history of the dam, its construction and new energies through a fun, interactive area. Self-guided or guided tours: several tours per day, depending on season, attendance and availability. Self-guided tour: free, guided tour: adults aged 13 and over: €5, children aged 8 to 12: €1.50, children under 8: free. Factory (inside the dam): Enter the heart of the dam: control room, tunnel, machine rooms... 1 to 7 guided tours per day, depending on season, attendance and availability. Guided tour: adults aged 13 and over: €8, children aged 8 to 12: €2, children under 8: not accessible for safety reasons. For both tours: flat, closed shoes mandatory. No bags, cameras or cell phones allowed. Identity check for adults on day of visit. Open all year round for groups.

Equipped with a bag and a booklet, technicians set off to explore the Odyssélec space. The Bort-les-Orgues dam is out of order! The control panel has been disconnected and electricity production has stopped. Working as a team, you must fix the breakdown and start the turbines by making the right connections. Game aimed mainly at children aged 6 and over, with at least one adult per team. Duration: 30 to 45 minutes. Tickets must be purchased in advance due to limited space and the Vigipirate security plan, at www.tourisme-hautecorreze.fr or at the Haute-Corrèze Tourist Information Offices (Bort-les-Orgues, Meymac, Ussel, Neuvic). Required: national identity card or passport for those aged 18 and over, flat, closed-toe shoes. NOT ALLOWED: mobile phones, cameras, bags of any kind, animals. Access will be refused in case of non-compliance.

If you love the countryside, come and discover "La Bergerie" located in a hamlet above Bort-les-Orgues: an old farmhouse entirely renovated inside, with a panoramic view of the Orgues and the town of Bort, where you'll find all the shops, supermarkets, restaurants, summer entertainment, etc. Situated on the borders of the Cantal, Corrèze and Puy de Dôme departments, you'll be able to visit many tourist sites in the surrounding area: close to the Bort dam, the Chateau de Val (beach, water sports, exhibitions, etc.), the Dordogne gorges - on the Cantal side, the Puy Mary, the medieval town of Salers - on the Puy de Dôme side, the Sancy, spa resorts of La Bourboule and La Bourboule.on the Cantal side, Puy Mary, medieval town of Salers - on the Puy de Dôme side, Sancy, La Bourboule and Mont Dore spas, Fenestre park, Puy de Dôme, Vulcania, ........ Numerous outdoor activities between lakes an

Settle down and breathe in the fresh air on the shores of Lake Bort-les-Orgues. Set in 5 hectares of natural surroundings, the campsite offers 85 marked pitches, some with lake views — perfect for outdoor enthusiasts. Looking for a little more comfort? • 16 chalets (5 to 7 people) • 12 mini wooden chalets (4 people) • 10 Ponza Just 50 metres away, an aqua-recreational centre (open in July and August) will delight the whole family. Activities and services designed for young and old alike. Pets accepted under certain conditions. A simple and friendly place for holidays in tune with nature.

Bort les Orgues is located in the heart of the Massif Central, and has the geographical particularity of being the link between the Auvergne and the Limousin. Bort stretches at the bottom of the Dordogne Valley, and is crossed by the beautiful "Rivière Espérance". It is a manufacturing town, which over the centuries has seen the establishment of several factories; clog making, hat making, silk milling, and then an industrial town, becoming the city of leather, its reputation at the Tanneries of Bort. Without forgetting the textile clothing company, "Etablissement MAS, and from 1942, the construction of the dam.

These former Art Deco-style shower baths were built in 1934. Renovated in 2005, the building now houses the Bort-les-Orgues tourist information office.

This former market hall, listed as a Historic Monument, was built in 1821 to store and sell cereals. Formerly equipped with an awning demolished in 1955, this octagonal building also served as a bandstand.

The library offers a selection of books, magazines and audio documents. Adult and children's books, magazines, journals, audio and video documents.

The Dordogne runs through Bort-les-Orgues (2,700 inhabitants) which is an area of passage between the Cantal, Corrèze and Puy de Dôme, hence its vocation as a trading town. In the 19th century, Bort turned to manufacture. It has a long tradition of tannery, still very present today, and there is a museum dedicated to this activity. Its dam, commissioned in 1952, can be seen within an interpretation area.

The Bort-les-Orgues tourist information office offers a free wifi connection, accessible at all times (during and outside opening hours) and without a connection code, both inside and outside the office. Connect to WIFI_PUBLIC

Pierre welcomes you to the remarkable site of Les Orgues, with its exceptional view of the Monts d'Auvergne. Chalet souvenirs, snack ( waffles, ice creams, croq, pizzas...), drinks.... at any time. Terrace with panoramic view.

Discover the tanner's trade and all the stages involved in transforming raw hide into finished leather. Guided tour of the old Bortoise tanneries, with explanations of the various machines (fuller, slitter, press...) and the many different types of tanning (full grain, crust, nubuck, suede...). A video illustrates the hard work of tanners. Store area with a wide range of leather goods.

The Museum's 1,000 m² of exhibition space features some twenty different machines used to process hides. This is complemented by a video and old photos showing the tanner's work, from raw hide to finished leather. The Museum also offers a Leather Workshop, where visitors can make a leather object to take home as a souvenir. New at the Musée de la Tannerie is the Petit Musée de l'École. It's a recreation of a classroom, with objects, furniture and documents from the old school in Bort les Orgues. The exhibition evokes emotion and even nostalgia, with desks, inkwells, the smell of wax, geography maps, moral phrases, textbooks? Another part presents the great figures who forged the Republic's school system (Jules Ferry, Jean Jaurès)

Dated from the 15th century, the Château de Val is one of the best-preserved in Auvergne and Limousin today. When the dam was filled in 1951, its natural environment was modified: built on a rock more than 30 metres high, overlooking the Dordogne Valley, the bottoms of its walls were indeed surrounded by the waters of the Dordogne. This chateau is open to visitors and renowned exhibition of paintings if held there every summer.

Family-style cuisine based on local produce, served in a warm and welcoming setting.

Located on the main square, close to the Dordogne river. Pleasant setting and terrace. Family kitchen.

Located in the heart of the city, family restaurant. Regional cuisine. Speciality "Truffade". Pancakes. Couscous to take away every Friday evening, on order.

Takeaway wood-fired pizzas, paninis, French fries, burgers, waffles, ice creams, drinks. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Sunday lunchtimes (except July and August)

Discover our restaurant on the banks of the Dordogne river to enjoy a generous and traditional cuisine. Our menu evolves according to the seasons, with house specialities such as the Escalopes of Fresh Pan-fried Foie Gras, Veal Head in the CENTRAL way, Lamb Mouse roasted with Honey, Chocolate Fondue... NEW : Le BRUNCH : served every Saturday lunchtime from 11am to 3pm. All-you-can-eat buffet! The "SHARE AND DISCOVERY" evenings and the Lounge Bar: afterwork, tasting, garden party, to live a unique experience!

The restaurant invites you for a meal to discover the gastronomy of the Auvergne and Limousin regions. In a restaurant decorated by an artist in trompe l?il style, come and relax while enjoying our homemade specialties. Traditional catering, regional dishes. Open all year round

Traditional Vietnamese restaurant. All-you-can-eat buffet.

Fast food on site or to take away, home-made pizzas, desserts and ice creams made with fresh, seasonal, local and organic produce.

Brasserie on the water's edge with a breathtaking view of the Château de Val. The Relais Valcastel and its team offer a varied, high-quality menu. Showcasing regional products and dishes. Drinks, ice creams, pancakes, waffles.

Located in Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal, Le Saint Rémi offers authentic and generous cuisine. Open from Sunday to Friday, for lunch all year round, and for lunch and dinner in August, the restaurant offers: a daily menu at €17, served at lunchtime. A menu featuring burgers, regional dishes and our specialty: frog legs. Come and discover local flavors in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Romantic bed and breakfast with Jacuzzi, ideal for lovers to celebrate a special event or simply spend a dream night, in the heart of the city center.

Parking area in the Font Grande parking lot with 6 spaces, close to the town center and the Dordogne river. Bollard with water connection. Waste water and sanitary facilities can be emptied. Free of charge. Water connections closed during winter.

Ideally located on the borders of Auvergne and Limousin, the Central Hotel offers a warm and friendly welcome. Agnès, Alain and all the team of the Central Hotel are at your disposal to make you spend a pleasant moment in their establishment. During your stay, take advantage of the wellness area, spa, jacuzzi and hammam. We also offer relaxing weekends to come and recharge your batteries.

Very quiet hotel located on the riverside, 700 m from the town centre. For a gourmet stopover between Auvergne and Limousin.

Situated between the Auvergne and Limousin regions, in Bort les Orgues, Eric and Joëlle welcome you to their old farmhouse which has been completely renovated. Formerly overlooking a valley, it is now located on the banks of one of the largest hydroelectric complexes in the country on the edge of its huge artificial lake.

We are in Bort-les-Orgues, a small town famous for its impressive dam in the upper Dordogne valley. The Gîte du Barrage is located on the roadside, a few minutes from the dam and 5 minutes from the city center. With its beautiful terrace overlooking the lake and the castle of Val, its large living room (fireplace, internet access, TV, radio, dining area), its well-equipped kitchen (washing machine, dishwasher, ovens, small appliances ...), it offers quality services. On the first floor, 3 spacious bedrooms (2 beds 140, 2 beds 90) and a bathroom (double washbasin, Italian shower, toilet) complete this warm and well decorated apartment. The promise of beautiful vacations between Corrèze and Cantal in a corner of the Massif Central still far from the crowds!

If you love the countryside, come and discover "La Bergerie" located in a hamlet above Bort-les-Orgues: an old farmhouse entirely renovated inside, with a panoramic view of the Orgues and the town of Bort, where you'll find all the shops, supermarkets, restaurants, summer entertainment, etc. Situated on the borders of the Cantal, Corrèze and Puy de Dôme departments, you'll be able to visit many tourist sites in the surrounding area: close to the Bort dam, the Chateau de Val (beach, water sports, exhibitions, etc.), the Dordogne gorges - on the Cantal side, the Puy Mary, the medieval town of Salers - on the Puy de Dôme side, the Sancy, spa resorts of La Bourboule and La Bourboule.on the Cantal side, Puy Mary, medieval town of Salers - on the Puy de Dôme side, Sancy, La Bourboule and Mont Dore spas, Fenestre park, Puy de Dôme, Vulcania, ........ Numerous outdoor activities between lakes an

Roger and Odette, farmers, welcome you to their farm (dairy cattle). Four guest rooms fitted out with private WC and shower room, wifi, living room, farm products, kitchenette. Ideal place for hiking. View on the Organs, the Puy Mary and the Sancy.

Between Corrèze and Cantal, ideally located in the countryside 3 km from Bort-les-Orgues, famous for its dam, in a small hamlet, you'll find all the space and privacy you need to feel like you're on vacation. In the peace and quiet without getting bored, you'll discover an area with a strong personality, where man has tamed the elements and the landscape... Set in a large, flower-filled, fenced park, the recently renovated house is all on one level. The lovely covered terrace opens onto a well-equipped kitchen. It extends into a large living room. 2 charming bedrooms (1 bed 140, 2 twin beds 80), 1 shower room and a separate toilet complete this pleasant and functional ensemble. For your children's enjoyment, 3 bicycles (4, 8 and 10 years old), play house and table soccer! A lovely place to recharge your batteries!

Settle down and breathe in the fresh air on the shores of Lake Bort-les-Orgues. Set in 5 hectares of natural surroundings, the campsite offers 85 marked pitches, some with lake views — perfect for outdoor enthusiasts. Looking for a little more comfort? • 16 chalets (5 to 7 people) • 12 mini wooden chalets (4 people) • 10 Ponza Just 50 metres away, an aqua-recreational centre (open in July and August) will delight the whole family. Activities and services designed for young and old alike. Pets accepted under certain conditions. A simple and friendly place for holidays in tune with nature.