Les Ancizes-Comps: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Accommodation in Les Ancizes-Comps
Les Ancizes-Comps combines water and architectural history: Lac des Fades-Besserve is a 385-hectare reservoir. The Viaduc des Fades is protected as a Monument historique and bears the designation “Patrimoine du XXe siècle”. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Les Ancizes-Comps can enter the town’s name as the destination.
Nature
Lac des Fades-Besserve is open daily all year round and access is free. Fishing, picnic areas, children’s playgrounds, and the rental of rowing boats and pedal boats are available at the lake.
Activities
The Vélorail des Fades starts at Les Ancizes station. Its route passes through three tunnels before reaching the Viaduc des Fades; one of the tunnels is more than 300 metres long. The Vélorail Électrique des Fades covers 7 kilometres, or 14 kilometres there and back.
Culture and History
The Viaduc des Fades was built between 1901 and 1909. The structure is visible from the Les Fades dam; access to its roadway is prohibited.
The Eglise Notre-Dame de Comps has been classified as a Monument historique since 6 November 1961.
The Mémorial des Combrailles is a sculpture by Hal Wilson, inaugurated on 8 May 2000 to commemorate the Resistance in the Combrailles. The Mémorial des Combrailles can be visited independently and without a guide at any time.
For the overarching travel overview: Puy-De-Dôme.
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