We decided several weeks ago to take a short vacation from out hot climate (high of >90 to 103 degrees!) and head off to cool aur-conditioned hotel rooms and other sights and sounds. Where to go though? South! To the home of one of our favorite cheeses, Blue Du Auvergne. Here's the extensive Wiki article:
Blue D'Averngne Wiki
Go not just to find the homes of this marvelous blue cheese (better than Roquefort in my estimation) but also to explore the Puys (Volcanic domes) and ancient medieval villages of the Auvergne region. Here's a map for you:
Go not just to find the homes of this marvelous blue cheese (better than Roquefort in my estimation) but also to explore the Puys (Volcanic domes) and ancient medieval villages of the Auvergne region. Here's a map for you:
Departments of France
As you can see the Auvergne is very close to us residing in Lignieres, Center, France, just below the departmental border. The area of interest to us was about 30 miles below Clermont-Ferrand amidst the Puys. We visited several medieval villages and walked their streets taking pictures and gawking at their lovely old stone buildings built of the lava and stone of the area. We went first to a Saint-Saturnin
, a beautiful old lava-built village with streets so narrow you must fold your mirrors to drive through them! Cute little shops and many opportunities to take photos. We spent about an hour wandering about and I took a few pictures to remember it by.
