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The Auvergne – France’s Secret Heart
The Auvergne is a region of dramatic landscapes, charming villages and architectural treasures with a unique culture and history.
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- 6 nights' accommodation with continental breakfast
- 4 evening meals
- Convenient local joining points
- Travel by Silver Service
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Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to the Paris area for an overnight stay.
Included morning in Paris. Join our optional sightseeing tour to see the famous sights, such as the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and the Champs Elysées. Continue to Besse-et-St-Anastaise in the Auvergne for a four-night stay.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).
The Auvergne is home to no less than eleven of the 150 villages ranked as ‘the most beautiful villages of France’. On this superb included excursion we see four of these, all teeming with heritage, history and stunning architecture. This really is the true Auvergne, a land where time seems to have stood still. Medieval and Romanesque churches and buildings create a most memorable picture. We visit Montpeyroux, a former wine-growing village, one of the real highlights of the Auvergne, Usson, with its magnificent views over the volcanic hills; St. Saturnin with its 13th century castle; and St. Floret, with its medieval buildings, situated in a narrow valley. (We also visit the town of Issoire.)
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Included Highlights
Today’s optional excursion is to a traditional farm where you can learn about the processes used in making the traditional St. Nectaire cheese. You can also visit the grottoes and old troglodyte houses. We also visit the towns of St. Nectaire and Super Besse.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Our included excursion begins with a visit to Lemptegy Volcano, set in the heart of the Auvergne Volcanoes National Park. Learn the history of this unique region and discover what’s bubbling under your feet. We continue to Clermont Ferrand with its maze of quiet streets lined with Renaissance houses. The old houses and cathedral of Clermont, built from black volcanic rock, are part of the ‘ville noire’ (black town), with the Puys Mountains providing a breathtaking backdrop.
Includes Breakfast
Includes Dinner
Leisurely journey to the Paris area for an overnight stay. Tonight, you can join our optional visit into the Latin Quarter where you can enjoy the atmosphere and sample the local bars and restaurants.
Includes Breakfast
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).
Return home.
Includes Breakfast
Prices are per person, based on two sharing.
Extras: optional excursions; single room supplement £99; travel insurance from £44.95.
Accommodation
You will stay for four nights at the 3-star Brit Hotel les Mouflons in the pretty village of Besse-et-St-Anastaise. The hotel has a traditional restaurant, bar, games room and sauna. The hotel does not have a lift.
Overnight stays in the Paris area are in city-style hotels.
