Page 157 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - France

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Volcanoes of

the Auvergne

Clermont-
Ferrand to

Salers

Highlights
• Spectacular summit
Get an overview of the volcanic
mountains from the Puy de Dôme
• Pas de Peyrol and Puy Mary
Drive up to France’s highest road pass
and climb the steps to the summit
• Renaissance town
Stroll around the handsome
mountain town of Salers
• Cheeses galore
Taste and buy Cantal and the
Auvergne’s many other cheeses

View of the eroded volcanic Roche Tuilière
and Roche Sanadoire from the Col de Guéry