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The must-haves du Livradois-Forez

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Vacations are a privileged time to get together as a family. They are an opportunity to invent a new way of living each day, to disconnect from routine by disconnecting the telephone (and the alarm clock). They allow you to reclaim time and give it to your loved ones, to share moments of conviviality that everyday life too often relegates to weekends.

It’s up to you to experiment, discover, learn and share… Or to do nothing.

Always as a family.

Discover the must-haves du Livradois-forez

Robert David cutlery -ThiersKnife assembly, Robert David cutlery in Thiers
©Robert David cutlery in Thiers|© Denis Pourcher
Thiers, cutlery and its museum
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©Richard de Bas mill in Ambert |© Denis Pourcher
Ambert and its paper mill
Abbaye de La Chaise-Dieu
©Abbaye de La Chaise-Dieu| © A. Moilier
La Chaise-Dieu and its Abbey
Hautes-Chaumes
©Hautes-Chaumes|Benjamin Vallet
Hautes-Chaumes du Forez
Billom 14Billom 14
©Wooden panels, Billom|© Arnaud Frich
Billom, a land of crops
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©Ars Fictilis" workshop in Lezoux |Denis Pourcher
Lezoux, a land of ceramics
Lile Aux Crayons 1
©l'île aux crayons
La Route des Métiers
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©fourme d'Ambert|© Fourme d'Ambert / L. Combe
The history and secrets of Fourme d’Ambert cheese
AGRIVAP train
Discovery trains
Chapelle d'Aulteribe 1Chapelle d'Aulteribe 1
©Chapelle d'Aulteribe|@Arnaud FRICH
Château d’Aulteribe, a medieval castle turned romantic

The 10 hikes du Livradois-Forez

In the heart of the beautiful Auvergne region, with its ever-changing landscapes, the Livradois-Forez is an ideal area for hiking. Whether for families, sports enthusiasts or itinerant hikers, hiking is the best way to experience the great outdoors. In the heart of Auvergne, far from the crowds. This is Livradois-Forez.

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©Pierre Pamole|David Frobert
The 10 most beautiful walks

Discover the 12 major events du Livradois-forez

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©Knifemaker demonstration|© Serge Bullo
May 18 & 19, 2024 Coutellia Thiers International Knife Festival
Coutellia is Europe’s leading knife festival. Every year in Thiers, it brings together professionals and amateurs from France and around the world. Over the course of a...
Poteries Marty Lezoux 1Poteries Marty Lezoux 1
©Poteries Marty Lezoux 1|© Kristel Schneider, Photograph
May 25 & 26, 2024 The potters’ market in Bort l'Etang
The Potters’ Market in Bort-l’Étang brings together dozens of local craftsmen over the course of a weekend. It perpetuates the memory of a ceramic tradition that...
Montpeloux Saillant 1Montpeloux Saillant 1
©In the heart of a volcano crater with 70-meter-high basalt organ walls. |© Prod03
June 27 to August 22, 2024 Montpeloux Volcano Festival in Saillant
Every Thursday throughout the summer, a Livradois-Forez volcano becomes a concert hall. Under the stars, wrapped up in a blanket or in the arms of your loved one, you’ll...
Cyclo les Copains, an absolute experience!La cyclo les copains 2022 ALF
©© Floé
July 3 to 7, 2024 Cyclo-Cyfac cols et copains
Supported by the Copains-Cyfac organization, the Cyclo has been criss-crossing the roads of Livradois-Forez for over thirty years. And with great success. A great gathering of...
Pamparina 2021 Thiers 1Pamparina 2021 Thiers 1
©Chastel stage|© Laurent Graffion - Ville de T
July 5,6 & 7, 2024 La Pamparina in Thiers
The town of Thiers invites you to “pamparinate” in its medieval streets. It’s the Pamparina in Thiers, a free music festival. A few well-known headliners,...
Concerts de Vollore - Metamorphosis
©Florentin Chanel
July 6 to 28, 2024 Vollore concerts Concerts without borders
Les Concerts de Vollore was the first festival to be held in the Puy-de-Dôme region, in 1978, and takes place every year in July. Renowned for the quality of its programming,...
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©© Laëtitia Roiron
July 18, 19 & 20, 2024 World Festival Ambert World Music Festival
The journey begins at the edge of a body of water. In July in Ambert, embark immediately for a festival, in search of world music. Come aboard for the World Festival Ambert:...
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©Fourme d'Ambert tasting session|AOP Fourme d’Ambert – Qui Plus Est
August 3 & 4, 2024 Fourmofolies the Ambert Fourme cheese festival
In Ambert, the star cheese is called Fourme. A small cheese with a big destiny, it can be found on every table in France, proudly displaying its AOP label. As the emblem of an...
Festival Les Rencontres Arioso ThiersFestival Les Rencontres Arioso Thiers
©Les Rencontres Arioso Festival in Thiers|mense.photos
August 4 to 17, 2024 Arioso Meetings in Thiers
Since 2013, a bunch of quartet and symphony lovers have been creating classical encounters in Thiers. The association Les Rencontres Arioso thus brings together lovers and...
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©Espirat garlic|Kristel Schneider, Photographe
August 10 & 11, 2024 Garlic Fair and farmers' market
Alert your taste buds! The Garlic Fair awaits you in Billom, in the heart of Auvergne’s Tuscany. The Mediterranean sun invites itself right into your vacation. Every...
La Chaise-Dieu Festival 2La Chaise-Dieu Festival 2
©© Bertrand PICHENE - FLCD
August 21 to 31, 2024 La Chaise Dieu Festival
The sacred at its heart: the Festival de La Chaise-Dieu brings together thousands of music lovers and internationally renowned artists in the heart of a small village. And at...
Site Du Gout
December 6 to 8, 2024 Village of extraordinary producers in Billom
More than 40 Sites remarquables du goût (outstanding taste sites) are gathering in Billom in a producers’ village to showcase emblematic products and exceptional...

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