Tourism and Leisure in Volvic, Vulcania and Puy de Dome
Amateur sports, beyond the possibilities offered by the hotel with swimming pool and private tennis court, discover the joys of hiking cycling, mountain biking, horseback or hiking, golfing or ballooning. Lovers of cultural visits, a multitude of activities await you.
Sporting Activities
- Mountain biking : from the hotel, about 317 km of marked trail in Volvic countryside. Map available in hotel.
- Horseback riding: accompanied excursions. Riding schools nearby: Riom and Châteaugay (10 km).
- Ballooning : hot air balloon flights over the mountain chain of the Puys (depending on weather forecast).
- Hiking : “Espace Rando Volvic” is open for everyone and organizes accompanied walks in summer.
- Golfing : Orcines golf course 15 minutes from the hotel, at the bottom of Puy-du-Dôme.
Cultural discovery
- Volcanos of Auvergne: Puy-du-Dôme, Pariou… the open air volcano.
- Vulcania: European centre of volcanism, situated at 10 min. from “La Rose des Vents”.
- The crater lakes
- “Gour de Tazenat” and “Lac de Guery”.
Roman art in Auvergne
- Riom : town of art and culture, Tournoël castle, Chazeron castle, Mozac Abbey…
Crafts
- Lapidaries
- Enamellers
- The Volvic lapidary house