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🏘️Villages in Auvergne
Villages in Auvergne: the Travel in Auvergne selection, picked by hand. A local voice, firm opinions.
Villages
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15 lieux
Hérisson
- Free
- Outdoors
Ruins of a 12th-century castle sitting on a rocky spur above the Aumance, and a medieval village below. Free access, allow 1 hour to 1 hour 30.
Saint-Floret
Blesle
- Free
- With the family
A former abbesses' fiefdom in Haute-Loire, with its Romanesque church and half-timbered houses.
Montaigut-le-Blanc
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
- 1 h to 2 h
- Free
- Under cover
A medieval town in dark lava stone, more than 1,000 metres up, granted its charter of freedoms in 1270: belfry, cobbled lanes, four listed monuments. And Lac Pavin 10 minutes away.
Arlempdes
One of the Plus Beaux Villages de France, set on a basalt dyke that the young Loire wraps in a meander. About thirty kilometres from Le Puy-en-Velay.
Charroux
- Free
- With the family
A former fortified town in the Bourbonnais, known for its mustard and its medieval lanes.
Salers
- Free
- With the family
A village built entirely of black volcanic stone, perched at 950 m, and the birthplace of Salers cheese.
