Noth: Discover cultural history and nature
Accommodation in Noth
Noth brings together archaeological remains and a distinctive church with ponds and woodland. If you are looking for a hotel in Noth, it helps to decide in advance what you want to focus on during your stay: cultural history, nature watching and walking activities lead to different aspects of the area. Monuments in the municipality bear witness to a long history of settlement; the Cazine and the Bois de la FĂ´t add bodies of water, woodland and trails to the picture. This makes it easy to tailor your trip more towards history or towards nature and outdoor activity.
Cultural history in Noth
In the municipality of Noth, two dolmens, two tumulus tombs and nine sepulchral monuments of the cist type attest to human settlement from the Neolithic period to the middle of the 3rd century AD. A dolmen is a megalithic burial site; tumulus tombs and cists are other named types of monument.
The Eglise de Noth offers a different, clearly dated point of interest: it was built in the 12th century as a simple chapel. Its architectural features include a crenellated perimeter wall and a walkway above the gable. Those interested in church architecture can consider not only its date but also specific construction features. Together, the archaeological monuments and the church offer two different ways to explore Noth’s history.
Ponds and nature watching
La Grande Cazine is a 54-hectare pond, part of which is open to carp and predator fishing. If fishing is one of your interests, take the partial access into account when planning: it does not apply to the entire body of water. There are also facilities for ornithologists at the La Cazine pond. Noth therefore offers a range of nature interests: fishing with explicitly limited access and ornithology by the water.
Walking and other activities
For walks, you can compare two easy circular routes by distance and walking time. The “Circuit pédestre n° 9 Randoguide des étangs de la Cazine” is 8.8 kilometres long and takes about two and a half hours to walk. The circular route “Circuit pédestre n° 10 Le bois de la Fôt – rando bambin” is considerably shorter, at 2.8 kilometres and about one hour. Both routes are rated easy. Comparing them gives you a clear sense of the different time commitments without overlooking their shared difficulty rating. Conditions on route no. 10 can vary with the weather. Another activity in Noth is the 4 km geocaching trail “Le pèlerinage de Sainte Eglantine”.
The Bois de la FĂ´t woodland
The Bois de la FĂ´t covers almost 30 hectares on a small hill near the La FĂ´t estate and the extensive Cazine pond system. The woodland consists of deciduous and coniferous trees and can be explored via numerous paths and routes. If you want to include woodland as well as ponds in your choice of landscape, the Bois de la FĂ´t offers a distinct point of interest for your stay.
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For the broader travel overview: Creuse.
