The beautiful countryside of the Gorges de la Loire, in Pays de Loire Semène can be discovered from the hotel Les Cèdres Bleus ...

Aurec-sur-Loire, a pretty medieval village, nestling on a picturesque loop of the Loire, the last wild river in Europe. Located in an exceptional environment of 10 hectares of water and greenery classified NATURA 2000, thevAire Respirando of Aurec-sur-Loire offers a wide range of water and land activities for all members of the family!

On Aurec-beach, you have the choice between a swim in the Loire or in the outdoor swimming pool ...
In this verdant area where the Loire and the Semène flow, in the middle of the Massif Central, the Auvergne offers numerous hikes in an exceptional setting where rivers and hills mingle.

Many villages "labeled" villages of character will enchant you with their superb medieval buildings (Le Crozet) or by their fortification (Marols) or by their panorama plunging down to the Loire such Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice.

At the turn of the Loire, Saint-Etienne, recognized as a creative City by Unesco in 2010 will seduce you with its 700 hectares of parks, gardens and lakes with crystal clear waters.
You can enjoy a stop to visit the planetarium, the Greens’ Museum or the Couriot Well (mine museum park).

In the surroundings of Saint-Etienne, castles of different styles and ages such as the castle of Bouthéon, the castle of Saint-Victor or that of Rochetaillée, are worth a visit.

A little further on, about ten km from Saint-Etienne, Firminy in the heart of the valley of the Ondaine offers the discovery of its site Le Corbusier, a Unesco.World Heritage Site
In this picturesque village, a visit of the firefighters' museum or Bruneaux castle is essential.