The Allee des Geants is made up of old trees that have undergone pleaching, which in the Montagne Bourbonnaise is a traditional technique that consists of braiding tree branches together and letting them grow in a chosen direction (for example, vertically, horizontally or inclined). In this way, it was possible to delimit an alley, a path or even a piece of land... and in some cases, even to obtain a defensive role. These alleys had another advantage, they protected travellers from the sun in summer and from snowdrifts in winter. This relic of an old beech tree in the shape of a dreamlike animal is part of a very special bestiary that brings a mysterious, magical and fairy-like aspect to this fabulous place. Stones, mosses, twisted trees of more than four centuries old combined with the sun rays bring to light imaginary creatures. Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs, Allier, France