Tourism

The **hotel Restaurant Le Béfranc, in the Haut Forez, at the crossroads of Loire-Puy de Dôme-Haute Loire ... A beautiful region to discover ..

Welcome to Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, its collegiate church with its crypt, frescoes, mummies' vault, old districts and marked trails ... Located at the gateway to the Auvergne, in the south-west of the Loire department and close to the departments of Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme, the hotel Le Béfranc is in the heart of a beautiful area waiting to be discovered, the Land of Forez.

Situated at the top of a rocky promontory at an altitude of 800m on the southern tip of the Forez mountains, the village offers a magnificent panorama of the Forez plain to the north and to the Pilat mountains and the Alps to the east . A panorama that invites you to leave the beaten track less than an hour from our hotel, discovering the must-see sites such as the castle of Essalois in Chambles, the priory of Saint-Romain-le-Puy, the Calvary of Montbrison, the Grande Pierre Bazanne in Roche ...
Our team will be happy to advise you about places to visit and discover around our hotel.

The collegiate church

The collegiate church

The collegiate church of St Bonnet le Château is located 5 a minutes’ walk from our hotel 

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The OBUT bowl

The OBUT bowl

The factory and museum OBUT is located a10 minutes walk from our hotel

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GAEC of Pampilles

GAEC of Pampilles

The GAEC des Pampilles is located in Usson-en-Forez, a 20-minute drive away. The goat cheeses served on our board come directly from this farm

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The barn of bees

The barn of bees

The bees’barn is located in Estivareilles, a 5-minute drive

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Vignal mill

Vignal mill

The Moulin de Vignal is located in Apinac, a 15-minute drive away

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The Resistance museum

The Resistance museum

The Resistance Museum is located in Estivareilles, a 5-minute drive away 

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