L’Auvergne côté soleil levant

The side of the Auvergne where the sun rises. The Auvergne is divided into 4 departments, namely: Allier, Cantal, Haute-Loire and Puy de Dôme. Together they offer a very varied countryside with woods, rivers, hills, lakes, volcanoes, mountains, which offer beautiful views.

The Puy de Dôme has two national parks.
To the west the Park of the Volcanoes of the Auvergne with Les Mont Dômes or the chain of the Puys. You can see their famous silhouette from afar: more than 80 volcanoes and craters, which erupted regularly between 100,000 and 7,000 years ago.

To the east you will find Park Livradois-Forez. This is a low mountain range (max. 1634 m high) with a variety of beautiful natural landscapes and a profusion of various animals and plants. In order to enjoy all this beauty there are hundreds of kilometres of hiking and bicycle tracks for you to use. In the Park Centre you can watch a number of films which show the variety and the richness of the Park. In the Workshop you are introduced to the history and old crafts of the region.