The Auvergne is a lovely area of France. One that we have sadly driven though without giving it much Suzy attention. Pretty little villages, lanes full of flowers, a church here and there or perhaps a convent. It has the lot in abundance and more. Chateaux hidden behind long winding walls,vines as far as the eye could see and to top it all Puys. Not one puy but what look like scores of them. Puys the extinct volcanoes that pepper this landscape. The sun shone too so that was a bonus and made our visit to this area even more special. Our destination was going to be the Puy de Dome. A high point that can be seen for miles away across this otherwise flat landscape. The roads wind slowly round the countryside and it is
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