Only a couple hours away from Lyon, the Auvergne region is known for its rolling, dormant volcanoes, Gaulois history, & Romanesque architecture, volcanic wine and fromage.
I just spent 5 days there last week! It was somewhere I knew nothing about until this year's Tour de France route was announced. Clermont Ferrand is very interesting, with wonderful architecture in the old part and the joined town of Montferrond, an easy tram ride away. A trip up to the Puy de Dome was a highlight with wonderful views of volcano country! I wish I'd had more time, and a car, for further exploring as there are some beautiful towns in the area. I caught the train to Nîmes where I'm based for a week before heading back to Paris. It was a very scenic trip. But a word of warning - very hot in the middle of July. One day in Clermont Ferrand was 44 degrees and sirens sounded for closure of the local parks!
I just spent 5 days there last week! It was somewhere I knew nothing about until this year's Tour de France route was announced. Clermont Ferrand is very interesting, with wonderful architecture in the old part and the joined town of Montferrond, an easy tram ride away. A trip up to the Puy de Dome was a highlight with wonderful views of volcano country! I wish I'd had more time, and a car, for further exploring as there are some beautiful towns in the area. I caught the train to Nîmes where I'm based for a week before heading back to Paris. It was a very scenic trip. But a word of warning - very hot in the middle of July. One day in Clermont Ferrand was 44 degrees and sirens sounded for closure of the local parks!
bonjour Kym, wow 44 is too much for me! Thanks for adding to this discussion
Judy
Lovely, brimful of information. Saved for a deeper dive. Thank you
Thanks :) Then perhaps you’ll really enjoy this one with which is exploding with links and information. https://open.substack.com/pub/judymacmahon/p/1328a-paris-memories-of-the-marais?r=b5j4p&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
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Judy
Thank you so much 💛🇫🇷💛