Family Holidays in Auvergne: A Visit to Port- Sainte-Marie
There’s really no defence against a merciless summer sun. Mortals though we are, we’ve learned how to find refuge in oases, places where tree canopies
Auvergne Folklore: A Werewolf in Cantal
In this 19th-century werewolf tale, set in the mountains of Cantal, villagers come face-to-face with the Devil himself.
Count Montlosier: The Wizard of Auvergne
My life has been…full of events; yet no event, not even the Revolution, has left me with insights so precise and impressions so vivid as
Auvergne Cuisine: An Interview with Chef Adrien Descouls
The landscape of Auvergne is marked by its medieval past and its volcanism, and the Tuscan-like hill town of Le Broc serves as a striking
Hidden Auvergne: The Clermont-Ferrand Underground
It [The Clermont-Ferrand Underground] is an unexplored continent, the tip of the iceberg. -Olivier Bianchi, Mayor of Clermont-Ferrand Beneath the streets of Clermont-Ferrand lies a
A Recipe for the Best Coq Au Vin in Puy-de-Dôme
What is certain is that it is in Auvergne that the Gallic rooster cooked in the wine of Vercingetorix’s homeland has its noble quarters, and
