“This library won’t be just another cultural facility — it will be a true catalyst for the city’s artistic and literary life.” -Olivier Bianchi, Mayor
Gothic, airy, and romantic, Carmes Cemetery is undoubtedly the most beautiful and haunting park in Clermont-Ferrand.
Those of you who know me know of my passion for fountain grotesques and mascarons, which I see as contemporary genii locorum (“spirits of the
What happens when you see a werewolf in Puy-de-Dôme? Here’s a fascinating account from a 19th-century travel memoir.
Oral storyteller Christine Butot has been entertaining diverse audiences in France with her repertoire of folktales and legends for decades. I first met her through Annie Sauvat,
Auvergne boasts some of the oldest werewolf legends in Europe. Here’s what a 19th-century priest had to say about werewolves in Auvergne.
In the early twentieth century a haunting in Clermont-Ferrand made national news. Visit Auvergne takes a look at the long-forgotten tale.
In 1908, Aubière — a town bordering Clermont-Ferrand — fell into the clutches of a particularly aggressive group of wine-loving ghosts.
Neglected but not beyond repair, the last castle of Clermont-Ferrand stands alone on a quiet square, straddled between residential buildings.
In the 1800s, Royat become one of the world’s premier spa destinations. Local historian Johan Picot tells us how.
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