Bourbon-l’Archambault, royal spa town
Bourbon-l’Archambault, a famed spa town nestled in a valley of the historic Bourbonnais, and the cradle of the dynasty of Dukes of Bourbon, Kings of France
St Laurent Collegiate Church in Auzon
The Benedictine St Laurent Collegiate Church in Auzon, a gem of Auvergne Romanesque architecture revered for its rich religious treasures
Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval
Ferdinand Cheval, a rural postman who built from 1879 to 1912 his dream palace, since known as Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval, a masterpiece of Naïve Art
Tournemire, a beautiful French village
Tournemire is ranked among France’s Most Beautiful Villages, and is nestled in the heart of Auvergne Volcanoes Natural Park in Cantal
Auzon, Petite Cité de Caractère in Auvergne
Auzon, a picturesque medieval citadel and Petite Cité de Caractère nestled in the stunning landscapes of Auvergne
Legend of the Pont du Diable
The Lord of Chalençon built the Pont du Diable – Devil’s Bridge in the 10th century to ease the transport of goods between his castle and the Rhône Valley
Hérisson, a medieval walled village
Hérisson, a picturesque medieval village nestled at the foot of the vestiges of the castle of the Dukes of Bourbon and ranked ‘small town of character’
Les Monts Dore ancient volcanoes
Les Monts Dore, a group of ancient volcanoes in the heart of the Massif Central, whose highest peak, Puy de Sancy, is France’s highest volcano
Les Grottes de Perrier troglodyte site
Les Grottes de Perrier – Village des Roches, the largest troglodyte site in Auvergne, lies in the heart of the Auvergne volcanoes region
Le Lioran ski resort in Cantal
Le Lioran, a ski resort nestled on the slopes of Plomb du Cantal, the tallest extinct volcano in Cantal and the second-highest peak in the Massif Central
Mères Lyonnaises in Lyon
Mères Lyonnaises is the collective term used to refer to the pioneering women cooks who laid the foundation of Lyon’s culinary heritage and turned it into the French capital of gastronomy
Canuts – La Croix-Rousse silk-weavers
Canuts were the silk weavers who lived and worked in Lyon’s Quartier de la Croix-Rousse, the epicenter of the French silk industry from 1536 to 1914