Europe 1 06:55, August 10, 2022
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Head to Corrèze for an XXL nature trip under the stars of the Millevaches Regional Natural Park.
It has been labeled "International Starry Sky Reserve" by the international Darksky Association.
And that's not nothing, since there are only four in France, 19 in the world.
Indeed, the skies of Limousin are quite exceptional.
Why ?
Because we are far from big cities like Limoges and Clermont Ferrand, in an exceptional natural and nocturnal environment around the Landes and peat bogs, and above all far from urban pollution.
So the Nights are very dark.
Are there activities around this theme of the night?
Classic night outings with amateur astronomers to observe the sky.
Otherwise, you can even go on your own to pre-targeted observation sites.
There are also events that punctuate the discovery of the sky.
Violette Jannet Violent, the coordinator of La RICE presents it to us to give you a little idea.
The Legend of the Hundred Stones says that one day a shepherdess was surprised by a terrible storm, that she implored the devil to come to her aid.
She then saw her cows knead into stones.
It is this legend that at least everyone agrees on the origin of the name "Millevaches".
Although the Celtic origin "Mil Batz" is often advanced.
It refers to the "Thousand sources" and to the water which is quite present on the set.
What does this Plateau des Millevaches look like?
A green plateau at the foot of the foothills of the Massif Central.
And what is typical is that there are a multitude of small paths and small heritage buildings at each corner of the road.
Moreover, in the South-West of the Plateau, at the end of a forest track, placed at the end of a forest track: Clédat, which is called the abandoned village.
There are only a few thatched cottages and houses in ruins, a chapel.
Quite mystical and enchanting.
There, it's up to you to imagine the legend.
On the accommodation side?
Staying in the south-west at the foot of the Monédières massif, the Salagnac huts.
Six designer wooden cabins with large bay windows opening onto the valley, the hills and the streams.
The playground is large, no less than 40 hectares.
And then if you are more tempted to sleep in a bivouac: head to the Maison du parc in the town of Millevaches