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Stairs leading down towards Puy de Dome volcano.

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Overview

Explosive history slumbers underground in the Auvergne. This land-locked region was scorched by ancient volcanoes, which left behind chains of cinder cones and mirror lakes, overlooked by the razor peaks of the Massif Central mountain range.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

Cath茅drale Notre Dame

Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand鈥檚 skyline broods with volcanic stone, but its most impressive edifice is Cath茅drale Notre-Dame, whose 108m twin spires pierce the sky鈥�

Lac Pavin

Parc Naturel R茅gional des Volcans d'Auvergne

This midnight-blue crater lake, enclosed by a fuzz of pine trees, lies 6km southwest of Besse. Blasted out of the earth by a volcanic explosion nearly鈥�

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Chapelle St-Michel d'Aiguilhe

Auvergne

Le Puy's oldest chapel, first established in the 10th century, and rebuilt several times since, teeters atop an 85m-high volcanic plug, reached by鈥�

脡glise Abbatiale de St-Robert

Auvergne

For Pope Clement VI, a humble tomb simply wouldn't do. The pope commissioned a palatial church to shelter his final resting place and the resulting 脡glise鈥�

Mus茅e de la Coutellerie

Auvergne

Split across two buildings, this museum gives an entertaining account of cutlery-making history. In number 23, a kid-friendly sound-and-light show evokes鈥�

Volcan de Lempt茅gy

Parc Naturel R茅gional des Volcans d'Auvergne

Feel the Auvergne's smouldering terrain beneath your feet at this mined volcanic site, across the main road from amusement park Vulcania. In summer, at鈥�

Ch芒teau de Murol

Parc Naturel R茅gional des Volcans d'Auvergne

Roosting on a basalt knoll above Murol village, the 12th-century Ch芒teau de Murol offers peerless views along with insights into a brutish medieval past鈥�

Mus茅e d'Art Roger Quilliot

Clermont-Ferrand

Housed in an Ursuline convent 3km northeast of central Clermont, the city鈥檚 premier gallery takes design cues from NYC鈥檚 Guggenheim, its white spiral鈥�

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