The Auvergne region is in the center of the France and famous for the volcanic region.
Black buildings
As it’s the volcanic region, we find black buildings using the volcanic stones.
In particular, the cathedral in Clermont-Ferrand is black in the interior and the exterior.
Aligot
It’s a regional special food.
It’s hashed potato with the cheese.
It extends like elastic cord because of a lot of cheese.
We eat often it with the sausage.
Hot spring
As it’s the volcanic region, there are hot springs.
In particular, Vichy is famous for the hot spring for the cure and we can use in the city.
Concerning the mineral water, Volvic is a town in this region.
Pilgrimage
Le-Puy-en-Velay is one of four starting points of the pilgrimage to go to Spain.
People visit the town to go to two rocks where a chapel and a statue of Virgin Mary are located.
Lentils
It’s the regional food in particular in Le-Puy-en-Velay. We eat with the meat dishes.
Lace
The lace is also the specialty in Le-Puy-en-Velay.
The motif is delicate.
Tripoux
It’s one of regional foods.
It’s the stomach of the sheep with the herb.
Pounti
It’s the terrine of vegetables. We eat it with the nut sauce.
Hotpot in Auvergne（Potée auvergnate）
It’s the hot soup with the meat and the vegetables like potato.
Auvergne salads（Salade aucergnate）
It’s the regional salads with the Cantal cheese.
Cabbage roll（Choux farcis）
The cabbage covers the chicken and is heated in the regional soup.
Truffade
It’s the potato mixed with the cheese. We eat it with the mead dishes.
Fruit pate（Pates de Fruites）
It’s the sweet treat of fruits in form of the ball.
Pastilles Vichy
Although we can buy this candy in the supermarket in France, it is made in Vichy.
There is a special souvenir candy shop in Vichy.
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