Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Section
Grottes de Jonas – Ancient troglodyte village
The Grottes de Jonas, a troglodyte village with its chapel and manor-house built into the cliff, and occupied from ancient times until the French Revolution
Tarte a la Bouillie – Dessert Recipe – Auvergne
Recipe for Tarte a la Bouillie, a traditional Auvergne dessert, a sweet milk-based custard cream baked in the oven on a short crust or puff pastry base
Bugnes – French Fritters Recipe – Mardi Gras
Recipe for French Bugnes, the fritters that used to be prepared on Mardi Gras with all the leftovers of fat that couldn’t be consumed during Lent
Billom – Medieval town – Toscane Auvergnate
Billom, a medieval town located by the Limagne Plain and at the foothills of the Livradois Mounts, an area of green valleys known as ‘Tuscan Auvergne’
Clafoutis – Recipe – Dessert from Auvergne and Limousin
Clafoutis, a traditional dessert from Limousin and Auvergne regions in Central France, and made with black cherries baked in a custard style batter
Pompe aux Pommes – Auvergne Apple Turnover
The Pompe aux Pommes is a large apple turnover that is traditionally baked in Auvergne, a mountainous region in Central France
Vulcania – educational recreational park – Auvergne
Vulcania, an educational and recreational park on volcanism, inaugurated in 2002 in the heart of the extinct volcanoes of the Chaîne des Puys in Auvergne
Montpeyroux – Beautiful Villages in France
Montpeyroux, a picturesque walled village once the property of the prestigious Comtes d’Auvergne, now ranked among the most beautiful villages in France
Charroux en Bourbonnais – Beautiful Villages in France
Charroux en Bourbonnais, an influential medieval stronghold and thriving place of commercial exchanges today ranked among the Plus Beaux Villages de France
Gergovie – Vercingetorix defeated Julius Caesar
Gergovie in Auvergne, the site of the battle where Vercingetorix, the leader of the Gallic rebellion defeated Julius Caesar’s Roman legionaries in 52BC
Palais Ideal du Facteur Cheval, the postman’s dream palace
Tournemire, one of the most beautiful villages in France
Collegiate Church of St Laurent d’Auzon in Auvergne
