The Clermont-Ferrand City Guides answer what visitors to the Auvergne capital want to know: where truffade and aligot are cooked properly, which of the five local cheeses to try, how to get up the Puy de Dôme when the summit road is closed to cars, and which old-town bars are still open on a Sunday. Each guide is a short, opinionated list that gives the reason to go, what to order or look out for and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Clermont-Ferrand City Guides
- 144 places
- 6 guides
- 4 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Clermont-Ferrand guides
Food guide
26 places
Truffade and aligot made to order, the Saint-Pierre market and its cheesemongers, modern bistros in the old town and Montferrand, plus pastries, bread and coffee.
Things to do guide
25 places
The lava-stone streets around the cathedral, medieval Montferrand, the Michelin museum, the Puy de Dôme with its Roman temple and Romanesque churches out of town.
Family guide
24 places
Parks and playgrounds, a real volcano you ride into by train, crater lakes with lifeguarded beaches, rainy-day museums and climbing, and food children will finish.
Nightlife guide
26 places
Cocktail bars in the old town, wine by the glass and local craft beer, a jazz cellar, gig venues and clubs, and food when the night runs late.
Day trips guide
22 places
The Chaîne des Puys, crater lakes to swim in, Vichy, Riom, Thiers and Issoire by train, and villages, castles and cheese country beyond.
Budget guide
21 places
Free churches and viewpoints, city museums for a few euros, free volcano hikes, trams and buses that cost nothing at weekends and meals under €12.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Fromagerie Nivesse
Place Saint-Pierre
The cheese shop most locals name first, with a handful of seats at the back for tasting. Order a plate of the five Auvergne AOP cheeses with bread, add a glass of local wine and you have one of the best cheap lunches in town. From the food guide.
Hotel Fontfreyde photographic center
Rue des Gras, below the cathedral
A 16th-century mansion of dark lava stone, with a courtyard and spiral staircase, that hosts free photography shows changing every few months. Twenty minutes here is worth it for the building alone. From the things to do guide.
Lac Pavin
Near Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, 1 hr by car
A round, deep crater lake in a ring of beech forest, often called the loveliest in Auvergne. The walk around the shore takes less than an hour and suits most people, and a café by the car park does crêpes. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days with the guides
First day: walk the old town around the cathedral with the things to do guide, build a cheese lunch at the Saint-Pierre market from the food guide and end with a glass of Côtes d’Auvergne in an old-town wine bar from the nightlife guide. Second day: go up to the volcanoes, taking the Puy de Dôme train or the free mule track from the budget guide, then a crater walk or, in summer, a lake beach from the day trips guide. For a rainy or slow day, ride tram A to Montferrand for the art museum and the Michelin museum, keep a set lunch from the budget guide and finish in a jazz cellar.
Questions about the Clermont-Ferrand guides
What is inside the Clermont-Ferrand City Guides?
Six guides and 144 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. They reach from the old town to the Chaîne des Puys and the crater lakes, and each place has the reason to go, the area and a practical tip.
How do I receive the guides?
As soon as you pay, the links appear on your order page and in your confirmation email. They open in the browser of any phone or laptop, with no app or account to set up.
Will the guides work offline on the volcanoes?
Yes. Open each guide once with a connection and it keeps working offline, with your ticks and notes. You only need mobile data to open places in Google Maps.
Which languages are the Clermont-Ferrand guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French and Spanish. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
What do the guides cost?
One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99. Pick the guides you want when you order.
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