scenic viewpoint
Puy Mary
A pyramid-shaped volcanic peak in the Cantal, the heart of Europe's largest extinct volcano and a road climb.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Rhône-Alpes, France · Europe
Aurillac is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Naucelles, 55km from Gouffre de Padirac.
Aurillac is a town located in Rhône-Alpes, France. With a population of 34,724, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Aurillac sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Aurillac to your route.
Aurillac (French pronunciation: [oʁijak] ; Occitan: Orlhac [uɾˈʎak]) is the prefecture of the Cantal department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
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Aurillac is located in Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe. The coordinates are 44.9254 latitude, 2.4398 longitude.
Aurillac has a population of approximately 34,724 people, making it a town in France.
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scenic viewpoint
A pyramid-shaped volcanic peak in the Cantal, the heart of Europe's largest extinct volcano and a road climb.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Medieval Santiago-pilgrimage village stacked on a wooded Aveyron hillside, home to the Romanesque abbey of Sainte-Foy with its carved Last Judgement tympanum and a golden reliquary treasury unmatched in Europe.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A 75 m chasm dropping into an underground river you cruise by boat through vast illuminated caverns.
55 km · about 65 min drive
bridge
Gustave Eiffel's crimson 1884 railway arch spanning 165 m across the Truyère gorge in the Cantal, a direct engineering ancestor of his tower and floodlit red at night; viewpoints sit just off the A75.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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