The Musée d’histoire du 20e siècle – Résistance et Déportation in Estivareilles has been designated a Musée de France and offers an immersive exploration of the 20th century. Its modern, interactive scenography is tailored to a young audience.
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Culture and History
The Chemin de Fer du Haut-Forez preserves the region’s railway heritage and brings it to life through various tourist train journeys on the Estivareilles–La Chaise-Dieu route. The offerings include restaurant trains, guided journeys, driving courses, market trains and traditional Santa Claus trains.
The town’s fortifications are also part of its history, as documented in a transaction from 1295. The former fortification was quadrilateral; towers stood at three corners, with a small watchtower at the fourth. Access was through two gates to the east and west.
Activities
The Miellerie La Grange aux Abeilles has a freely accessible mini-farm with free admission, where children can feed the animals. It also offers guided tours on the world of bees, a picnic area and a small on-site food service.
Nature and Exercise
L’Estivalienne is a mountain bike route taking approximately one and a half hours. It starts at the car park of the salle des fêtes in Estivareilles, runs through the Andrable Valley and offers views of the village of Montarcher and Haute-Loire.
