Neighbouring châteaux, forests, characterful villages: the Bourbonnais offers countless discoveries a few kilometres from Le Creux.
The Bourbonnais is farming country: Charolais cattle, cheeses, Saint-Pourçain wines (one of the oldest appellations in France). To taste: Bourbonnais potato pie, AOC Auvergne cheeses, Charolais beef, Bourbonnaise tart.
Montluçon market on Saturday mornings; local farms and producers on request.