The hotel ** restaurant le ponant has rooms for 1 to 4 people with bathroom or shower, wc, flat screen TV, free wifi. The hotel is located in the heart of a medieval village, classified "Most Beautiful Villages of France", which is crossed by several hiking trails (GR 70, GR 700, GR470 ...).
Our hotel is located in the center of Pradelles, classified "most beautiful villages of France". The Ponant dominates the Gorges de l'Allier and offers an exceptional panorama of La Margeride and Lake Naussac. Step of choice for lovers of hiking but also for those looking for a holiday combining relaxation and nature. Many activities possible between sports and leisure.
The establishment is located on a major axis linking the south of the central massif to the Mediterranean. Anchored in the valley of the High Allier appreciated for its Gorges and the navigation in canoe-kayak, it is close to the Mount gerbier de Jonc where the Loire takes its source.
At 30 km from the cathedral of Puy en Velay, the medieval city of Pradelles is also the place of passage of the great hiking trails, among which the famous GR 70 or "Chemin de Stevenson" of which we are partners, the GR 700 or " Chemin de Régordane "and the GR 470 gorges of the allier.
While staying at the hotel Le Ponant, you can discover the cultural and historical past of the city of Pradelles and admire its architecture:
Overlooking the valley of the Haut Allier, on the Regordane route linking the Auvergne to the Languedoc, this former fortified town was an important stop for the merchants importing the food of the Midi as well as for the pilgrims en route to Saint-Gilles and coming from en-Velay. Witnesses of this prosperous era, noble houses with stone walls and arcades, whose high facades are erected against the blows Cévenoles, have passed generations of travelers, sometimes famous, like the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson who gave his name to this path became the GR 70.