Issoire Auvergne
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Issoire is a town and the capital
of the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne. Issoire
is located on the Couze River, near its junction with the Allier,
40 km south southeast of Clermont-Ferrand on the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée
railway to Nîmes. Issoire is situated in one of the fertile
plains of the Petites Limagnes, basins that follow the Allier
River from its source in the Massif Central to the Grande Limagne
north of Clermont-Ferrand and on to the Loire. |
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Places to visit in Auvergne |
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The Auvergne is the Massif Central's
lush vocanic core with crater lakes and hot springs. To the east
are the mountain ranges of Forez, Livardois and Velay, and to
the west are the giant chains of extinct volcanoes, the Monts
Domes, Monts Dore and the Mons du Cantal. The Auvergne offers
outdoor activities whatever the season, hiking in summer to skiing
in winter. It also has some of France's most beautiful Romanesque
churches, medieval castles and Renaissance palaces. The region
consists of 4 departments: Allier, Puy-de-Dome, Cantal and Haute-Loire. |
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Where is Issoire? |
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Issoire is about 736 kms from Calais
and the ferries.
Issoire is about 625 kms from Caen
and the ferries.
Issoire is about 450 kms from Paris.
By Air - There are international airports at a number of
the country’s major cities. Paris
Charles de Gaulle International Airport is located 15 miles northeast
of Paris. Paris Orly International Airport
is located south of Paris. On the west coast of France is Bordeaux
International Airport. Lyon Saint-Exupery International Airport
is in the centre of France. Nice airport is on the south coast
of France. Perpignan is on the French / Spanish border.
By Ferry - Brittany Ferries - Portsmouth to Cherbourg - Caen
and St. Malo - Poole to Cherbourg - Plymouth to Roscoff. From
Ireland Cork - Roscoff. P&O Ferries - Dover to Calais - Portsmouth
to Bilbao in Northern Spain.
By Train - TGV trains connect the main french cities and their
international airports.
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Holiday homes accommodation in/close to Issoire Auvergne
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Coup de coeur
ST GENES LA TOURETTE
Issoire
Auvergne
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 Sleeps 8. Situated
in a quied village 750 m high, a nice detached house (165m2).
A lot of trips are possible in the neighbourhood like museums,
castles, cheese farm, many sports and very well outlined walking
routes in the nature resurve of Livradois - Forez. Situated 25
km of Issoire, in the heart of the Romanesque art and near the
parque of history vulcanes and the Haute Loire. |
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