Cercy-La-Tour: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Cercy-la-Tour is situated on a rocky promontory and offers remarkable panoramas over the town and its surroundings. The town lies at the confluence of the Canal du Nivernais and the three rivers Alène, Aron and Canne.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Cercy-la-Tour can include the town in their personal travel plans.

Culture and History

The Église Saint-Pierre is a Romanesque church dating from the 11th century (1080) and has been protected as a historic monument since 7 July 1987. The church houses an 111 cm-high wooden statue of Saint Hilary of Poitiers from the 18th century, gilded with gold leaf and silvered with powder.

The Fontaine d'Aligre is a sandstone and bronze fountain dating from 1844. Its design depicts the portraits of the Marquis and Marquise d'Aligre.

Nature and Water

The Source des Vreilles is a karst spring near the Canal du Nivernais. It has a constant flow rate of 600 litres per hour.

Paths and Leisure

The circular route “Entre vieilles pierres et rivières” follows the towpath along the Canal du Nivernais and leads to the Cercy-la-Tour marina as well as to structures along the waterway. The 10.5 km route also explores the bocage landscape and the cultural heritage around Cercy-la-Tour, including the Moulin de Chevillon.

The “Passion” fishing course in Chaumigny in Cercy-la-Tour is dedicated to carp fishing. At the Carpodrome de l'Étang de la Tuilerie, carp and bream can be caught under the no-kill rules of a dedicated carp fishing lake.

The Passerelle sur la Canne is located on the right bank of the Canne, above lock site no. 31 on the Loire-side section of the Canal du Nivernais.

Getting There

Cercy-la-Tour railway station has a TER ticket machine as well as bicycle and car parking.

For the overarching travel overview: Nièvre.

More Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Bouhy, Alligny-Cosne, Lormes, Fertrève, Menestreau, Guipy, Lanty, Vitry-Laché.