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 Shaped
by the volcanic activity that took place 30 million years ago, the
Auvergne landscape is all green mountains and wild gorges. Nature
in the raw.
For a long period of time Auvergne was a more or
less inaccessible region – and although this situation no
longer applies, the region still retains a wild aspect which delights
all those who love nature. This is a land of unspoilt, wide open
spaces – a land of volcanoes, lakes filled with the clearest
water and some exceptionally steep-sided valleys (such as the Allier
and Sioule gorges). The region is the perfect destination for ‘green’
holidays, activity holidays and hot spring therapy – and it
has the wild character of a land passed through since time immemorial
by Compostelle pilgrims, and one of the places where Norman art
flourished. With Clermont-Ferrand as its capital, Auvergne has the
open-minded temperament of a land of traditions, where AOC cheeses,
fine cuisine and some major festivities are ages old. |
