A medieval castle, a thermal park and a 14-kilometre Voie verte give Montrond-Les-Bains its distinct character. When planning your trip, you can choose between culture, thermal experiences, walking and cycling routes, and riverside nature, rather than reducing the town to a single attraction.
Castle, museum area and medieval garden
The Château de Montrond-les-Bains is a castle dating from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. On a self-guided tour, you can explore different areas using a tablet and augmented-reality reconstructions. There is also a museum area devoted to everyday life at the end of the Middle Ages. The castle complex and daily life in this period therefore offer distinct ways to explore the town’s history.
Outside the castle walls is the freely accessible medieval garden. It includes an orchard and a vegetable garden, as well as medicinal and aromatic plants. An ornamental and flower garden is also part of it. A visit therefore brings together the historic site, the museum focus and different garden areas, with the garden located outside the castle walls.
Thermal park and treatment options
The Parc thermal de Montrond-les-Bains surrounds the thermal baths with a green setting and offers visitors leisure and sporting activities. Its facilities include a mini-golf course and a carousel. The park therefore offers a different focus from the castle complex: outdoor activities take centre stage here.
The thermal facility treats digestive and metabolic disorders. If you are planning your stay specifically for these treatments, check the current offerings and access conditions in advance; both may change. This makes it possible to distinguish the therapeutic focus from the leisure and sporting activities at the Parc thermal.
Walking and cycling routes
The Voie verte follows a former railway line and offers 14 kilometres of flat, safe routes for walking and cycling. It is a practical option if walking or cycling is part of your plans. The Sentier du Curiste and the Sentier des Varennes, by contrast, are both family-friendly trails.
The Sentier du Curiste runs through the countryside around Montrond-les-Bains. The Sentier des Varennes passes through fields and has very little elevation change. This distinguishes the routes by their described characteristics: the Voie verte is suitable for walking and cycling, while the Sentier des Varennes is defined by its field landscapes and minimal elevation changes.
Loire riverbanks and Espace des Lonzes
The Loire riverbanks in Montrond-les-Bains are home to a diverse range of flora and fauna. A wooden viewing platform by the Loire invites visitors to pause and take in the riverbanks. Here, the riverside landscape offers a distinct natural attraction alongside the trails and the castle’s cultural focus.
The Espace de loisirs des Lonzes leisure area lies at the confluence of the Anzieux, Coise and Loire rivers. Its facilities and activities include a fitness trail, an adventure trail, an educational pond and a birdwatching site. There is also an eco-pasture, community gardens and several picnic tables. While the Loire riverbanks are characterised by their flora and fauna, the confluence area combines nature watching with other leisure activities.
Discover more destinations: Saint-Cyr-Les-Vignes, Champoly, Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay, Fontanès, Ouches, Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire, Saint-Laurent-Rochefort, Rozier-Côtes-D'aurec
For the full travel overview: Loire.
