Built in the 19th century, the Princesse Flore is a luxurious five-star hotel located in Royat, one of Auvergne’s historic spa towns.
Created by two Auvergnat entrepreneurs, the Grand Mess Clermont is a chic lifestyle hotel designed to showcase the “magic at the heart of everyday life”.
The Château Royal of Saint-Saturnin in Auvergne was once owned by Catherine de Medici — queen of France.
Situated in Livradois-Forez National Park, the eco-friendly glamping getaway Bois de Luna is one of Auvergne’s best-kept secrets.
The alpine town of Mont-Dore has been a “wellness paradise” for over a century. Yet, many of its original Belle Époque-era resorts have either disappeared
Tucked away on the periphery of Clermont-Ferrand, Clos Beaumont is a stately hotel that once belonged to a family of winemakers.
The first Harry Potter film wowed viewers with its portrayal of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the fictional British boarding school where Harry, Ron, and Hermione came of age while foiling a multitude of evil plots. With its soaring turrets, deep dungeons, and geographic situation in the midst of here-be-dragons landscapes (e.g. the Forbidden Forest and the mermaid-haunted Great Lake), Warner Brothers’ Hogwarts is a fine example of escapism done right.
Auvergne’s millennia-old lakes are natural vaults, full of — to paraphrase Shakespeare — ooze and sumless treasure. Many secrets lie hidden beneath their waves. In
Located thirty minutes south of Clermont-Ferrand, Montpeyroux is a fortified village that has the look and feel of a Tuscan citadel. Surrounded by the Limagne
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