How far is the Puy de Dôme from Varennes-sur-Allier?

About 87 km by road to the Panoramique des Dômes, around 77 minutes.

Is the Chaîne des Puys a UNESCO site?

Yes, inscribed in 2018 as the Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena.

Aerial view of a long two-storey house clad in timber, its lawn and drive, surrounded by trees

Volcanoes

The Puy de Dôme and the Auvergne volcanoes: a day trip from the estate

A UNESCO volcanic landscape, a cog railway to the summit and a volcano park, about an hour and a quarter away.

About 87 km by road, around 77 minutes from the estate

In 2018 UNESCO inscribed the Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena, the volcanic range west of Clermont-Ferrand. Its best-known summit is the Puy de Dôme, reached by the Panoramique des Dômes cog railway or on foot by the Sentier des Muletiers.

Vulcania, at Saint-Ours-les-Roches, is the volcano-themed park of the same area, and an easy choice with children.

What to do

Take the Panoramique des Dômes train to the summit, or walk up the Sentier des Muletiers
Spend the day at Vulcania with children
Ask paragliding schools near the summit about tandem flights

Questions

How far is the Puy de Dôme from Varennes-sur-Allier?: About 87 km by road to the Panoramique des Dômes, around 77 minutes.
Is the Chaîne des Puys a UNESCO site?: Yes, inscribed in 2018 as the Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena.

Where to stay

Come back to the park

Holiday homes for 3 to 7 guests in the 35-hectare park of the Château de Chazeuil, with a pool and a wood-fired sauna on the estate. The season runs from May to the end of November.

See the houses

Life on the estate The château

Sources

UNESCO: Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault

Road distances and times were calculated from the estate's coordinates with OpenStreetMap data, and are a guide only.