モンブディフの天然記念物・トップ11

Small town with church and campsite, bar unfortunately closed on Whit Monday.

A very beautiful, little-known lake

This magnificent waterfall is 18 meters high. As always in Auvergne, we can guess the volcanic origin.

Renowned for its perfectly circular shape, Lake Chauvet is what we call a maar (lake of volcanic origin) typical of the region.

Magnificent little lake where François Mitterrand went every year to taste the truffade.

Saint-Bonnet-de-Condat is a typical rural town of Cézalliers. Behind its bucolic appearance, you can observe the surprising geology that overlooks the village. In others, to the north of the town, a cliff of volcanic organs rises to the sky. Despite its hundred inhabitants, you will find a grocery store, a bar and a campsite.

In one of my old hiking diaries, I wrote about Lac Chauvet: “At the end of the afternoon, my feet soak in the soft and cool waters of Lac Chauvet. Impressive in its strict circularity, the lake is the culmination of a maar; in other words, the meeting underground of a magma and a water table. As a good soloist, I try to observe the rare movements of the lake which could betray the presence of fish. According to the signs planted near the one and only pontoon of the body of water, trout, carp and even salmon would have taken up residence there”.

This magnificent waterfall is 18 meters high. As always in Auvergne, we guess the volcanic origin.