Chatel-Guyan is a thermal town, past its hey-day; but it must have really been something in the 30s. There is a Casino, which for the size of the place surprised us. The centre has a lovely park where people congregate to take the waters. It just has a nice feel to it.
They put crème fraiche on their pizzas and it is delicious.
So many of the churches are up on a hill.
Now this was a very big deal for me. We climbed Puy-de-dome (no train this time) A 1 hour trek to climb 368 Meters. Two sections were so steep that I had to walk sideways with vey small steps. It only took 30 mins to do the descent.
Not only a magnificent view, from the top, but magnific meadow flowers.
One of those magic moments. We returned to the car and the gravel was carpeted with butterflies. As we approached they rose in a cloud. Priceless.
We visited 'The source of Volvic", which is quite a famous brand. But if you look closely you can see what brand we were drinking!
We went into the Office of Tourism in Riom. We asked to climb the tower, which only cost 3E. The assistant said we'd be better off crossing the road and opening the door to number 12 as we could climb that for free. So we did. It was weird. Private apartments. I wonder how many people she sends over there?
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