Domaine de Gaudon

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The domain Gaudon "The Castle" is located in an area called Tuscany of Auvergne. This is an area between the cities of Clermont-Ferrand, Thiers, Ambert and Issoire, which is named after Catherine de Medici and the Queen Margot, of Tuscan origin, trapped in Auvergne, usson the seventeenth century. Its hilly area, green, quiet and wooded poplars are indeed thinking about the Italian Tuscany. Placed somewhere between the Forez and the Puy de Dome, it offers not only the choice of the relief but also many activities. To discover the variety of its landscapes and typical villages, ballads "discovery of the environment" are offered on foot, by bike, motorcycle, horse or donkey, plus aviation activities. Auvergne is famous for its lakes and volcanoes around which water bodies are located, historic castles road one of which is illustrated in the filming of "Les Choristes", museums, gardens, its artisan workshops and road cheeses will delight you.

ON you can benefit:
                       - The wellness area
                       - The park and arboretum (guided tour by the owner if you wish)
                       - Different places of rest and relaxation (patio, gazebo, deck etc ...)
                       - A viewpoint located at the beginning of the botanical path you will discover our wonderful
                         Tuscan landscape of the Auvergne and the Auvergne volcanoes.
                       - Furnished Bird Observatory
                       - In our pond you can fish for trout, black bass, tench, carp, roach etc ...
                       - A journey of "swin golf" is available, it's a fun way to discover the park
                       - This is the start of different rides.

AROUND:

MINI GOLF
in construction...

VOLCANOES

Visible from this property Set domes Mountains lie between the Sioule gorges and the great plain of Limagne over a length of 40 kilometers. They include 80 extinct volcanoes older than two million years, the most recent ones have less than 5000 ans

CASTELS

here are more than 40 castles classified as historical monuments in Auvergne. Many of these castles are in Tuscany Auvergne:

     - Fortress Mauzun
     - Castle Parentignat
     - The castle of Saint Dier d'Auvergne "The Martinanches"
     - Castle Montmorin
     - Castle Busséol
     - The Castle of La Barge
     - Ravel's castle in which was filmed in summer 2003 the film "Les Choristes"
     - Castle Aulteribe (considered one of the most furnished in France)
     - Castle Vollore where concerts are regularly produce ...

LANDSCAPES AND VILLAGES

The Domain Gaudon is ideally located between the chain of domes and the massive drill in the Regional Natural Park of Livradois you can enjoy:
the calm and beauty of the Tuscan landscape of Auvergne seem to inspire many artists. Painters, sculptors, glass masters, art cabinetmakers, visual recorders, sound collectors, harness and poets have settled in the village of Cunlhat 6 Kms and are willing to meet with you throughout the year. Cunlhat is also the hometown of filmmaker Maurice Piallat who was born on August 21, 1925. Other places to see:

     - The very pretty villages: Usson (or stayed Marguerite de Valois daughter of Catherine de Medici pendand 22)
                                         Montpeyroux (both ranked in the most beautiful villages in France)
                                         Olliergues
                                         Billom (medieval)
                                         Vic-le-Comte
     - Small towns: Thiers (capital of the knife, to nbx museums, nbses timbered houses)
                                         Ambert (nbx museums and round town hall)
                                         Issoire (Romanesque St Austell Abatiale)

     - The Jasserie black cock in Saint-Anthème ...

CRAFT WORSHOPS ANS GASTRONOMY

With the combination of AOC cheeses of Auvergne, you can browse the cheese route which includes 34 producers and 13 farmers cheese dairies will be pleased to welcome you. Other places to visit:

     - House Fourme d'Ambert (recommended)
     - Enamels lava, making Volvic lava, enamelling Billom (20 Kms)
     - Pottery twigs Lezoux ...

GARDENS

- Garden earth Arlanc
- Augerolles mycological park ...

MUSEUMS

   - Heritage Museum in Sauxillanges (recommended)
     - Ceramics Museum in Lezoux (recommended)
     - Museum Fourme d'Ambert Ambert (recommended)
     - Paper Museum Richard de Bas in Ambert (recommended)
     - Museum of Agricultural Machinery in Ambert
     - Lace Museum in Arlanc (35 Kms)
     - Museum of cutlery in Thiers (23 Kms) (recommended)
     - Glass House Puy-Guillaume
     - Adventure Museum Michelin (recommended)

AVIATION ACTIVITIES

Initiation delta wing flight, first flight, flight school, sightseeing flights, aerobatics, ULM in Ambert (35 Kms)

MOTORSPORTS

Tuscany Auvergne is a privileged region for the practice of motorsports. From 1989 to 2002, Cunlhat hosted the largest European gathering of Harley Davidson "Free Wheels", and is in Thiers that took place last enduro world championships in May 2004. A few tens of kilometers, you have the opportunity to practice several motorsports:

         - Introduction to trial in Vollore Mountain
         - Flying school, motocross, enduro, trials, quad, 4x4, monitor FFM state diploma Auzelles
         - Karting in Bort L'Etang

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