Lac d'Aydat

Lakes, Forests, Panoramas and Caves

The lake in brief ...
Located in the middle of a large forest, enjoy the beauty and freshness of the lake of Aydat.

Billom

Yours to Discover

"Tuscany of Arverne "
At the heart of a green countryside where the hills of the Shire and the foothills of Livradois meet , Billom is crossed by the stream of Angaud. On one side there is the old Saint-Loup suburb ,and on the other, there is the old town with its beautiful houses with timber framings and overhangs and its magnificent Saint-Cerneuf collegiate . Must see : the various castles in Saint-Dier , and the famous garlic Fair of Billom ...

Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

Churches, Abbeys and Chapels

The cathedral in brief ...
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame -de-l'Assomption is a very beautiful gothic building built in Volvic lava stone, giving it its black color. Not to be missed ...
The beautiful stained glass windows.

Clermont-Ferrand

Yours to Discover

Capital of the Auvergne Region
In a leafy setting surrounded by volcanoes, the city of Clermont-Ferrand is located in a magnificent environment in the countryside between forested hillocks. The Old Clermont is built on one of the three volcanic cones where it unveils its picturesque alleys, its Notre-Dame -du-Port basilica , its fountain of Amboise and its green spaces. The old Montferrand is also typical with its many hotels and its Maison de l'Eléphant. Must see
The Notre-Dame -de-l'Assomption Cathedral and its beautiful stained glass windows, the petrified fountains of St-Alyre , the museum of art of Roger-Quilliot and the short film Festival ...

Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Port à Clermont-Ferrand

Churches, Abbeys and Chapels

The Notre-Dame Basilica of the Port in brief ...
The Notre-Dame Basilica of the Port, built in the XI century, is one of 10 major churches of Auvergne.It's classified as a world heritage by the Unesco under the title of paths of Santiago of Compostela. Not to be missed ...
The Southern portal, the choir with the ambulatory four apses, the historic capitals ...

Hôtel de Fontenilhes

Architecture and Heritage

The hotel in brief ...
Discover this beautiful hotel of the XVI century, built in Volvic stones .

Hôtel de Lignat

Architecture and Heritage

The hotel in brief ...
The hotel of Lignat is a beautiful Renaissance building of the XVI century.

Maison de l'Eléphant

Architecture and Heritage

The house in brief ...
Discover this beautiful Romanesque house adorned with a mural of an elephant ...

Musée Bargoin

Museums and Interpretive Centers

Themes in brief ...
Archeology, non-European cultures. Major assets ...
The collections covering the wide period from prehistory up to the gallo-roman period in the department of archeology, The department of carpet/textile arts that is to introduce and research the textile arts .

Musée d'Art Roger-Quilliot - Ancien Couvent des Ursulines

Museums and Interpretive Centers

Themes in brief ...
Decorative Arts, fine arts. Major assets ...
More than two thousand works : paintings, sculptures, furniture, objects of art, graphic arts, photography .... Medieval Art: Rare ivory horn ,Romanesque capitals from the medieval buildings of Lower Auvergne, polychrome wood Virgin of Auvergne Romanesque Majesties, wood painting of the thirteenth century (including exceptional frieze of Ennezat ). Renaissance Art: triptych of the Passion of Christ attributed to the Master of Engelbretz. Artists ...
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Jacques Blanchard, François Boucher, Philippe de Champaigne, Victor Chareton, Théodore Chassériau, Jacques Chinard, Camille Claudel, Donato Creti, Jean Daret, Jean Desbrosses, Eugène Deveria, Armand Guillaumin, Armand Guillaumin, Albert Lebourg, Prosper Marilhat, Augustin Pajou, Théodore Rombouts, David Ryckaert, Simon Vouet.