Le Bec d'Allier, site WWF

A fabulous site, the first classified as a Panda Fluvial Site in France since 2005, and awarded 1 star in the Michelin Green Guide in 2023, where you can admire the marriage of the waters of the Loire and the Allier.
The site's natural environments - sandbanks, alluvial forest, meadows and moors - are home to a wide variety of plants and animals.
To appreciate the beauty of this area, we strongly advise you to take the panoramic view from Marzy, cross the Loire bridge and then, at Gimouille, take the sentier du Passeur, with its educational signposts and observation points along the shore.
Don't miss the hamlet of Bec d'Allier, in the commune of Le Guétin: a typical old bargemen's village. It is built behind a dyke on which you can see the rings that were used to moor the futreaux and gabares.