SUCH'ART
Read moreGo and meet art in all its forms! To help you, the Sommet Urbain Clermontois (SUC) association has created a tour that will guide you through the heart of the old town... but not only! The circuit includes nearly 45 places - galleries, artists' studios, antique shops - and dozens of works of street art to find through the alleys of the central plateau. Among them, works by Clermont-Ferrand artists, knitted graffiti or the mosaics of the renowned Space Invader. The leaflet is available at the FRAC and in the partner places.
FROM THE PLACE OF VICTORY TO THE PLACE OF VICTORY
Read moreFrom Victory Square, get off by the rue des Chaussetiers, made up of very old houses with the beautiful stone facades of Volvic. The Savaron house, built in 1513 for Hugues Savaron, King's adviser, is occupied by a walk, whose inner courtyard reveals a turret, a gallery connecting the two building bodies, and a cul bearing the arms of the Savaron family. At the end of the street you can see antique arcades dating back to the th century. Join Rue des Gras, parallel to the Chaussetiers. It takes its name from the stands that formerly made it up, before it was open on a gentle slope. It is a bit of the postcard of the old town, giving on one side on the cathedral façade, and on the other on the dome of Dome. You can reach the pedestrian and pedestrian street of 11 November, which leads to the rear of the opera house, and to the northeast corner of the place de Jaude. The place serves as a theatre for large demonstrations of all kinds. His new face is only a decade and favours pedestrians. In the summer, its 27 fountains refresh this clermontoise bowl, a former volcanic crater. A few meters from the tramway, the statue of Vercingétorix, works by Bartholdi (1902), was symbolically placed in the axis of Puy de Dome and Rue Blatin, which traces right to Chamalieres. That of the older General Desaix is his counterpart on the other side of the square. Apart from its numerous terraces of cafés and restaurants, its three cinemas (four if you count the cinema of the Ambiances Saint-Dominique), Jaude is also the point of access to the shopping centres Jaude and Square Jaude II. Finally, the newly restored opera house adds its beautiful illuminated facade to colourful illuminations that dress up in the evening.
VADEMECUM EN TERRES D'AUVERGNE
A discovery of Clermont-Ferrand, its heritage, the different districts and ...Read more
Night visit of Clermont-Ferrand
The tourist office organizes night visits to have a different look on the ...Read more
EDUCATIONAL PARK
A vast educational park, with a well laid out path, to discover myocastors, ...Read more
PETRIFYING FOUNTAINS
An underground universe made of water and stone to discover in ...Read more
VOLVIC STONE CAVE
The Grotte de la Pierre de Volvic invites you to discover a hollowed-out ...Read more
MONTFERRAND
A stroll through Clermont-Ferrand, to discover the Place de la Rodade, the ...Read more
CORNADOREAN CAVES
The caves invite you to follow the ritual path of Roman baths and spas, ...Read more
MERCURY TEMPLE
Remains of the largest mountain temple, located in Orcines, built two ...Read more
KIZOU ADVENTURES
A park fully dedicated to children, with some 60 games and attractions, ...Read more
LE MONTROGNON
A puy culminating at 699 metres, with views over Clermont-Ferrand, Ceyrat, ...Read more
CLERMONTPASS
The ClermontPass makes the most of your stay in the Auvergne capital, and ...Read more
MINERALEXPO
Read moreLocated in the authentic dining room of one of the finest palaces in the city, a beautiful exhibition of minerals, fossils, jewels and objects in fine stone, and funny machines…
SUNFLOWER CASTLE
Castle, former bastion of the counts of Auvergne in the 12th century, ...Read more
STROLL IN THE HISTORIC HEART OF CLERMONT
Stroll in the historic heart of Clermont-Ferrand offering an opportunity to ...Read more
FONTFREYDE HOTEL
Hotel housing artists and a center dedicated to photography and ...Read more
OFFICE DE TOURISME TERRA VOLCANA
Office de Volvic, for information on outdoor activities and hiking trails ...Read more
GORGES DE L'ARTIÈRE
Gorges just outside the village of Ceyrat with signposted trails, the ...Read more
HERITAGE AREA
A space highlighting the links between the heritage of yesterday, today and ...Read more
GRAND MOSQUE OF CLERMONT
Great Mosque of Clermont in the district of Carmes, luminous with its glass ...Read more
SANTO DOMINGO DISTRICT
Read moreThe Saint-Dominique district stretches from the Avenue of the United States to Rue Gabriel-Perished, and although not part of the central plateau, it remains an important place in the city. A relatively calm and pleasant place in the day, with its terraces avenantes in semi-pedestrian streets, it agite at night. Among its special features are its impressive number of restaurants of all kinds and of all horizons, its nightclubs and its places of pleasure… St. Dominic's Street is still very strongly associated with prostitutes who have made it their favourite place since the closure of brothels after the war. Let's also mention the presence of the Ambiances, a little cinema art and trial, that the chance of circumstances has made some sort of revival of its ashes after various events. Côté Jaude, the rue des Minimes leads to the church Saint-Pierre-des-Minimes (which contains, for the anecdote, Pascal's certificate of baptism); to the opposite is the courthouse, then Fontgiève street ("Jewish fountain"). Saint-Dominique remains a popular neighbourhood for strong identity.
GUIDED TOURS OF CLERMONT AUVERGNE VOLCANS
Clermont Auvergne Volcans organizes guided tours to discover ...Read more
REFORMED CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION
One of the unusual places of Clermont, whose nave on the second floor is ...Read more
MILLE FORMES
An art initiation center presenting interactive exhibitions, artistic ...Read more
THE PLATEWORK
A contemporary art space in Clermont-Ferrand, whose proposed project is ...Read more
RABANESSE CASTLE
15th century castle with a square watchtower and a platform that served as ...Read more
BUCKWHEAT WALL
Well-hidden vestige, located at the bottom of a parking lot of a building.Read more
BOTANICAL GARDEN OF CHARM
Botanical garden with nearly 3,000 plant species, permanent collection, ...Read more
SALLE GILBERT GAILLARD
A venue steeped in history in Clermont-Ferrand, offering exhibitions by ...Read more
ART COLLEGE
Read moreThe École Supérieure d'Art de Clermont Métropole delivers two state diplomas, art option: the DNA and the DNSEP. Courses are available for young people who wish to take the entrance exams for art and design schools. The library specializing in contemporary art is open to the general public, who can also attend courses and workshops. ESACM organizes conferences, study days and exhibitions, including those of its graduates, as well as various events. It has a FabLab dedicated to digital art, the first of its kind in France.
DEPARTMENTAL ARCHIVES
The Departmental Archives in Clermont-Ferrand, a very pleasant cultural ...Read more
MAISON DE L'UNESCO
Home to information areas, a dynamic film, a skyline highlighting the ...Read more
HÔTEL SAVARON
Private mansion built in 1513, featuring a tympanum depicting three wild ...Read more
HOTEL DE GRANDSEIGNE
A private mansion reflecting the nobility's taste for art and aesthetics, ...Read more
HÔTEL DE CHAZERAT
One of Clermont-Ferrand's finest examples of 18th-century architecture, ...Read more
LA ROUTE HISTORIQUE DES CHÂTEAUX D'AUVERGNE
The historical route of the Auvergne castles, associated with La Demeure ...Read more
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH
A church housing two-tone stone mosaics in checkerboard, rosettes or ...Read more
CHARLANN PLATE
Plateau allowing to enjoy a beautiful view on the surrounding mountains in ...Read more
HOTELS
Read moreIt is around 1827 that La Bourboule has its first hotels, but starting in 1860 the real transformation began. The first hotel to be built is the Grand Hotel de l'Etablissement, next to the thermal Baths. The old Palace Hotel was built Avenue avenue near the same time. Hotel Métropole, work of Teillard, Hotel des Iles britanniques de Gradin, Hotel Richelieu will follow.
Chemin des Muletiers
Leaving from the Col de Ceyssat, the Chemin des Muletiers is the preferred ...Read more
FERME BELLONTE
Farm where you can watch cows being milked and farmhouse Saint-Nectaire ...Read more
ALAIN MONTPIED
Read moreWith the evolution of the automobile and mechanization of agriculture, the place of the yuan in rural society had been reduced as a matter of grief. It's not enough to think of a garage today to leave its tyres, pistons and valves… to build or restore wheels… wooden! And yet Alain Montpied and his wife made this choice and regret it. In a workshop whose tools and achievements would not have déparé a workshop early in the century - from the xxth century - Alain Montpied takes on board the ancestral gestures, the techniques that these craftsmen have been handing over to generations of apprentices, companions and masters. But who may want to make or redo a wooden wheel? It is hard to imagine a market for this kind of product, or rather for these art objects! And yet, roues wheels, first cars, horse cars of all kinds with their country, old drawn pieces of artillery… interest nowadays more and more private collectors or museums, in short you will have understood more and more of them. Alain Montpied's masterpiece as we were saying in the job: the wheels of the famous Fire reconstructed by Michelin for the centenary this year of the Gordon-Bennett Cup. So, Charron in the st century? It is a roule affair!
PUYS PINT AND DROPS
Read moreFrom Clermont-Ferrand, go towards Pontgibaud on the D941. After the col des Goules, take the D559 on the right. Park on the parking lot. The path starts along a fence, for a loop circuit of about 6 km and 2 hours (blue markings). Through undergrowth and beech forests, the walk leads to the two interlocking craters and allows you to overlook the volcano of Lemptégy. The path goes along the crater of the puy des Gouttes. From here, a magnificent view of the south of the Chaîne des Puys opens up.
PUYS OF JUMES AND SHELLS
The two inseparable peaks rise to 1,161 m and 1,152 m.Read more
SAHUT MUSEUM
Museum housing collections of the donor, with a self-portrait, with a ...Read more
ADVENTURES IN VOLCANIC SOIL
Aventures en Terre Volcanique in Volvic, with climbing and orienteering ...Read more
MAISON DE SITE UNESCO
Home to a space dedicated to the geology of the Chaîne des Puys and the ...Read more
USINE D'EMBOUTEILLAGE VOLVIC
Discover the secrets of bottling the famous mineral water from Auvergne, ...Read more