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Clermont-Ferrand
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Overview
In Clermont-Ferrand, the skyline is as moodily Gothic as the ambience is sunny and good-humoured. Dark volcanic stone gave the city its distinctive hue, layered into its 18th-century townhouses, dozens of fountains and the magnificent twin-turreted cathedral at its cobblestoned heart. As the Auvergne's largest city, Clermont-Ferrand is a hub not only for business but cuisine, with plenty of restaurants serving modernised cuisine auvergnate, and culture (in the form of fizzing art, film and live-music scenes). Beyond the winding lanes of its old town, the Auvergne鈥檚 capital is an industrial powerhouse, home to the Michelin automotive empire.
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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�
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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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Yes, it鈥檚 a temple dedicated to the Auvergne鈥檚 world-famous tyre brand, but the 'Michelin Adventure' is a crowd-pleasing attraction. Gallery spaces are鈥�
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Just southwest of the old city, lined with bars and hotels, Clermont-Ferrand's monumental pedestrianised square is overlooked by a statue of heroic Celtic鈥�
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Assembling a motley collection of ancient artefacts and modern design inside a stately 1903 building, the Bargoin is a good primer on Clermont old and new鈥�
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This architectural gem has all the key elements of a Romanesque church: semi-circular arches, a bulky silhouette and a broad headpiece. But its鈥�
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Mus茅e d'Histoire Naturelle Henri-Lecoq
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Clermont鈥檚 natural history museum is a pleasant enough rainy-day diversion. The first floor pays homage to the city鈥檚 most famous son, 17th-century鈥�
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In a simple, schoolroom format, this small museum details the chronology of events following 21 June 1940, when Nazi troops marched into Clermont-Ferrand鈥�
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