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Auvergne Montgolfière
Rated 4.9 out of 5, 728 reviews
Chambon-sur-Lac
- Outdoors
The Sancy and Lac Chambon seen from the sky at sunrise. Allow about an hour in the air, and book early for weekends and school holidays.
Unusual places in Auvergne
The places you don't expect to find there, the ones you talk about when you get home before you even show the photos. We've gathered the one-of-a-kind experiences and the places the team has marked as unusual, across every category. The selection shifts as the visits go on. Filter by département or by departure town, and read the hook: it's often what tells you why the place is here.
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24 places selected
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Montgolfière & Découvertes
Rated 5.0 out of 5, 370 reviews
Le Puy-en-Velay
- 3 h 30
- €€€€
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Volcan de Lemptégy
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 8,833 reviews
Saint-Ours
- 2 h to 2 h 30
- €€
- Outdoors
An open-air volcano you can visit. A walk into the heart of the volcano, a little train, a 4D show to understand how it formed.
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La Cristallière
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 545 reviews
Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat
- Free
- With the family
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L'Aventure Michelin
Rated 4.6 out of 5, 8,149 reviews
Clermont-Ferrand
- With the family
The Michelin museum on the historic site in Clermont. Since 1889: Bibendum, tyres, maps and the Guide, across 2,000 m² of interactive tour.
Castles and heritage
Funiculaire du Capucin
Rated 4.5 out of 5, 2,304 reviews
Le Mont-Dore
- 45 min to 1 h 30
- With the family
Historic 1898 funicular, the oldest electric funicular in France still in service.
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Source du Par
Rated 4.4 out of 5, 1,607 reviews
Chaudes-Aigues
- 15 min to 45 min
- Free
- Under cover
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Sources de la Dordogne
Rated 4.7 out of 5, 56 reviews
Le Mont-Dore
- 45 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
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Source romaine de Bard
Rated 4.5 out of 5, 350 reviews
Boudes
- 30 min to 2 h
- Free
- Outdoors
Unusual experiences
Agrivap tourist train
Rated 4.4 out of 5, 267 reviews
Ambert
- With the family
The Livradois-Forez tourist train: from Ambert, heading for La Chaise-Dieu along 42 km of viaducts, tunnels and Livradois panoramas. Run by an association of volunteers.
Castles and heritage
Grotte de la Pierre de Volvic
Rated 4.0 out of 5, 4,524 reviews
Volvic
- 45 min to 1 h 30
- Outdoors
- With the family
An underground quarry turned into a visitor route: six centuries of extracting the stone that built Clermont cathedral.
Photo spots
Cheminée de Fée
Rated 4.3 out of 5, 315 reviews
Saint-Diéry
- Outdoors
- With the family
A clay cone capped with a block of basalt, standing in the Couze Pavin valley. 800 m of path from the hamlet of Cotteuge.
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Source de Bonnefont
Rated 4.5 out of 5, 42 reviews
Saint-Martin-de-Fugères
- 1 h to 2 h
- Free
- Outdoors
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Maison du Saumon et de la Rivière
Rated 4.1 out of 5, 348 reviews
Brioude
- 45 min to 1 h 30
- €
- Under cover
Museums
Musée Surréaliste Boucheix
Rated 4.3 out of 5, 36 reviews
Vichy
- 1 h to 2 h
- Under cover
- With the family
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Sources de Sainte-Marguerite
Rated 4.3 out of 5, 81 reviews
Saint-Maurice
- 30 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Under cover
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Sources pétrifiantes de Gimeaux
Rated 4.4 out of 5, 5 reviews
Gimeaux
- 30 min to 1 h 30
- Free
- Outdoors
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Sources salées du Saladis
Rated 4.2 out of 5, 62 reviews
Les Martres-de-Veyre
- 30 min to 1 h
- Free
- Outdoors
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Source de Coudes
Rated 4.2 out of 5, 43 reviews
Coudes
- 10 min to 30 min
- Free
- Under cover