The Auvergne region is characterized by the preservation of its natural heritage and the conservation of its cultural and architectural authenticity.
Whether you enjoy cycling, walking, skiing or fishing, Auvergne offers a wide range of sites and visitors will be delighted by the diversity of the scenery (middle range mountains, volcanic hills (puys in the local dialect), crater lakes, steep canyons...)
Architecture enthusiasts will visit a wide variety of architectural sites and monuments, (Gallo-Roman remains, Romanesque and Gothic buildings, more contemporary works, etc).
There are many unusual museums in Auvergne :
And other museums pressenting the local heritage: paleontology, the Gallo-Roamns, the resistance, the mines, the hydrotherapy, the popular arts, the lacee, the vine. Learn more...
The roads of Auvergne are dotted with castles, churches and remarkable constructions from all eras, very often well preserved and always located in a protected area.
These constructions are found in remarkable sites such as the monuments of Puy en Velay, the viaduc of Garabit, work of Gustave Eiffel, which spans the gorges of Truyère, or the temple of Mercury at the top of Puy de Dôme, 1400m above sea level altitude.
