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Close to Mont Gerbier de Jonc, the birthplace of the Loire, Les Estables is a small mid-mountain village at an altitude of 1350 m, in the south-eastern part of the Haute-Loire in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region. Les Estables, the highest village in the Auvergne, attracts many holidaymakers and visitors throughout the year. The shops and services are popular with everyone. Whatever the season, book one of the Clévacances gîtes and discover the village of Les Estables.
For your next holiday, our Clévacances gîtes in Les Estables are sure to satisfy your desires.
In winter, this typical village with its characterful houses and lauze roofs is transformed into a small, friendly family ski resort. Snow lovers can therefore indulge in a number of snow-related activities. For example, it's easy to hire snowshoes and then set off in complete safety on the waymarked trails. There are almost 40 km of waymarked trails through the state-owned forest of the Mézenc massif. Skiers will also be delighted, as the Mézenc massif has a large ski area with almost 54 km of waymarked pistes. There are plenty of activities to suit all tastes and ages. During your stay, you can go downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, sledging, dog-sledding, snow-kiting, 4-season sledging with Lugik Parc or, quite simply, igloo-building with all your little tribe!
In the summer months, hiking and cycling are the region's flagship activities.
You can stay in a typical gîte with a fireplace near Les Estables in Haute-Loire, in a bed and breakfast with a local, in a hotel with a swimming pool, in unusual accommodation, in an eco-friendly gîte, in a group or stopover gîte, or in a holiday village with kids' clubs, sports halls and entertainment. The holiday rentals you book on the clevacances.com website in Les Estables are usually equipped with TV and WIFI connection. Wellness facilities, such as whirlpool baths or saunas, sometimes complete the comfort of these. For a night, a weekend, a week or more, your stay in Les Estables will be synonymous with a fun and sporting holiday!
Staying in Haute-Loire means choosing a holiday that's detox and active at the same time! Book one of the Clévacances gîtes and visit Haute-Loire, which is a fantastic playground for outdoor activities. Hiking is king in the Haute-Loire. Whether on foot, by bike, mountain bike or horseback, the Haute-Loire offers a wide range of hiking trails. Some legendary routes pass through the département, such as the Pilgrim's Way to Santiago de Compostela, which starts at https://www.clevacances.com/fr/location-liste?theme_id=&q=commune-66773&order=&search_latitude=&search_longitude=&search_rayon=&__q=Le+Puy-en-Velay&date_start=&date_end=&capacity=1">Puy-en-Velay, where an impressive number of pilgrims set off for Spain every year. There is also the Chemin de Stevenson, reminiscent of Robert Louis Stevenson's famous novel "Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes", and the Chemin de St-Régis, a beautiful 201km loop trail. This long-distance hiking trail (GR) starts in Le Puy-en-Velay and heads into the Vivarais in Ardèche.
Mountain bike trails haven't said their last word! Since the summer of 2021, the Haute-Loire is proud to be able to communicate with its great mountain bike crossing of the Haute-Loire! Sportsmen or amateurs, there's something for you: 640 km to tour the Haute-Loire on an electric or muscular mountain bike! A signposted route that takes in sumptuous scenery from the gorges of the Loire to the gorges of the Allier, passing through the plateau of La Chaise-Dieu and crossing the sucs du Mézenc-Meygal!
Comfort after effort! For meat lovers, book a Clévacances gîte and try the famous fin gras du Mézenc, or Mezenc beef. Fish lovers will be delighted to try the Vourzac trout. You also won't want to miss out on the green lentils from Le Puy during your stay. Puy. This is the country's emblematic legume! Available in a variety of dishes, the green Puy lentil can be eaten hot or cold, as a starter, a main course or even as a dessert, in sweet tarts made from lentil flour. Try our specialities: verveine du Velay, the local liqueur par excellence, and Vellavia, a beer designed and brewed locally. All these specialities give you an idea of what to expect on your next holiday in the Haute-Loire: a festival of flavours and colours! Our lush, unspoilt region is a breath of fresh air!
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