The Sancy Massif
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At 40 km south of Clermont-Ferrand, discover the Massif du Sancy whose Puy culminates in 1886m (the highest volcano in the hexagon).
On foot, on horseback or by mountain bike, all the opportunities are present to pace the more than 600km of marked trails to admire the superb landscapes offered by this volcanic massif, born three million years ago ...
Waterfalls and lakes of craters with clear waters, torrents irrigating the forests of beeches and pines ... Natural wonders do not miss ... Puy de Sancy, splendid col de la Croix-Saint-Robert, valley of Chaudefour (Nature reserve), Lake Chambon, rocks of Tuilière and Sanadoire (ancient volcanic chimneys) ...
In the spring, the meadows of this end of the Volcanoes Natural Park are covered with gentians, daffodils, carnations and narcissi. On the heights, the lawn is planted with rare farms in volcanic stones topped with lauzes. In the summer, herds of cows, horses and sheep animate the moors, in winter the ski resorts take over ...
Country of thermal springs, he saw the emergence of spa resorts in the nineteenth century, the best known of which are La Bourboule, Le Mont-Dore and Saint-Nectaire (whose virtues have been known since antiquity!).
There are also two exceptional Romanesque churches: Saint-Nectaire and Notre-Dame-d'Orcival.
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