Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a large region in southeastern France. It is popular with all kinds of visitors, from mountaineers and winter sports enthusiasts, to gastronomes, buffs and those looking for a city break. To the west, Auvergne is a mostly rural area of medium volcanic mountains (the Massif Central) and an abundance of interesting churches. Visitors to the Rhone Valley in the centre of the region can enjoy a temperate climate, rocky canyons, extensive vineyards and the Greater urban area of Lyon, one of France's most important city's. In the east and the stunningly beautiful French Alps are havens for all manner of outdoor activities, not least skiing.

Subregions

Ardèche and Drôme Rolling hills, low mountain ranges and deep canyons, with a Mediterranean climate and vegetation.

Auvergne A popular for hillwalkers and lovers of historical architecture; trek through Auvergne in search of châteaux and churches.

Greater Lyon The second-largest urban area in France also contains fine countryside with world class vineyards and orchards.

Isère Some lesser-visited parts of the Alps, home to the monks of Chartreuse and the academic heartland of Grenoble.

Savoie A formerly independent nation, with some of the best-known ski resorts, including Albertville, Chambéry and Les Trois Vallées.

Haute-Savoie The highest part of the French Alps, with Mont Blanc and famous ski resorts including Chamonix.

Cities and towns

Clermont vu de Montjuzet edit nolege - Clermont-Ferrand's incredible black cathedral

• Lyon — capital of the region and one of France's largest city's
• Annecy — charming old town and stunning lake, with a wealth of canals
• Aurillac — the end of August brings the annual street theatre festival
• Chambéry — once the capital of the Duchy of Savoie and the birthplace of the Rights of Man
• Chamonix — the heart of Alpine France; the natural base for adventuring Mont Blanc
• Clermont-Ferrand — a city of modern industry ringed by extinct volcanoes
• Grenoble — large academic centre neighbored by mountains
• Saint-Étienne — perhaps best known to football fans, thit is a topographically interesting city
• Samoëns — a charming and typical example of a French mountain village

More Destinations

• Le Grand Massif - one of France's top skiing areas at a relatively low altitude.
• Mont Blanc - at 4,810 m, is the highest summit in the European Union.
• Portes du Soleil - international skiing destination on the Franco-Swiss border.
• Puy-de-Dôme - stunning rock pinnacle topped with antennae, often hidden in clouds. Look out for eagles.
• Vanoise - a massif on the French-Italian border with large ski resorts.
• Vercors - a prealpine massif with diverse landscapes and some wilderness areas aways from the pistes.

Introduction

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a huge diversity of landscapes due to its climactic and topographic variation. The topography of the region consists of two areas of high elevation, divided by the Rhône Valley, which runs north-south. The Western mountains are part of the Massif Central. It is an area of high hills and plateaux, mostly made of old, acidic metamorphic rock. There are several recently extinct (geologically-speaking) volcanoes in this range. East of the Rhône Valley are the French Alps|Alps. These tall, young mountains are themselves very diverse and should be divided into at least two groups. A central part of the region is occupied by a north-south line of well-defined mountainous massifs: from north to south, Bornes, Bauges, Chartreuse, Vercors and Baronies. These mountains are mainly made of limestone and are becoming a karst landscape. Another, less prominent valley divides this central area from the eastern part of the region and the Alps proper, which contains some of Europe's highest mountains, most notably Mont Blanc. These mountains are made of acidic rocks such as granite.

The diverse climate of the region is due to a blending of four weather influences: Mediterranean in the south, Alpine in the east, Continental in the north and Atlantic in the west. The region is well-known overseas for its agriculture and particularly its industry. Lyon is considered the culinary capital of France, if not of all Europe and there are many dishes of great renown from all around the region; see the #Eat|Eat and #Drink|Drink sections for more information on this.

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was created in 2016 with the merger of the old regions of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes, as part of the national territorial reform. Hauts-de-France|Unlike Nouvelle-Aquitaine|elsewhere in France, local politicians were unable to agree on a brand new name for the larger region (other exciting proposals included "Auvergne-Alpes" and "Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne"), so the provisory alphabetic amalgamation of the old names stuck.

Local Language in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint Maurice - 3 Côtes du Rhône - An olive tree, some lavender and three bottles of Côtes de Rhône. "On dirait le sud..."

French is the first language of nearly everyone living in the region and local residents will appreciate all efforts at speaking French even if your proficiency is not great. Like elsewhere in France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has its own regional languages which still cling on despite an almost complete lack of support from the government. Native to the Alpine region and northern Rhone valley, Arpitan (or Franco-Provençal) is a close relative of French, but the two are not mutually-intelligible. In the Auvergne and more southerly parts of the region, Occitan is spoken, as it is across the rest of southern France. Here and the local dialect of Occitan is called Auvergnat.

Visitors with limited or no grasp of French should be able to cope in large towns and city's and in the ski resorts, which are all popular with international tourists. As well as English, local residents and tourist professionals may be conversant in German and Italian. Like elsewhere in the nation, if you venture off the tourist trail into more rural parts, you may find it more difficult finding people who speak your language.

Travel to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Fly to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Major airports

• Geneva International Airport (IATA Flight Code: GVA), though not in either Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes or even France (it is just over the border in Switzerland), Geneva has by far the widest range of international flights of any airport in the area, due to its important role in world diplomacy. The airport welcome Flights from pretty much everywhere in Europe and the Middle East, as well as transatlantic crossings from New York JFK, Newark and Washington, D.C.|Washington]] Dulles and a solitary far-eastern link to Beijing Capital. Passengers on 'domestic' Flights from France leave the airport on the French side, without ever having to officially enter Switzerland, while all other passengers must leave on the Swiss side. As Switzerland is a member of the Schengen agreement, this should pose no additional visa troubles.
• Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport (IATA Flight Code: LYS), named for pioneering aviator and Lyon native Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, handles Flights from all over Europe and North Africa. The only transatlantic flight is an Air Canada service from Montreal

Minor and seasonal airports

• Chambéry Airport (IATA Flight Code: CMF) operates in winter for the annual skiing season. It receives Flights from plenty of European city's, including several competing services from Moscow Domodedovo. Outside of winter, don't expect to be able to fly there.
• Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne (IATA Flight Code: CFE) is a small airport serving a limited number of regular Flights from around France (including Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly Airport|Orly) and Europe (Amsterdam Schiphol, Luton#By plane|London Luton, London Stansted and Porto)
• Grenoble Isère Airport (IATA Flight Code: GNB) is also pretty much entirely seasonal. During the winter ski months and there are direct services from many British and European airports and even from as far afield as Tel Aviv Ben Gurion, while the rest of the year, only Ryanair offers regular Flights from London Stansted.

Travel by train to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Paris to Lyon was the first TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse, high-speed train) route to be unveiled all the way back in 1981 and it is still the SNCF's flagship route. Journey times from the appropriately named Paris Gare de Lyon are an impressive 2 hours, much quicker than driving. Lyon is also only 1 hours 45 from Marseille and around 3 hours from Lille, which has many connections all over northern Europe. Many other destinations in the eastern half of the region are accessible from Paris at around the 2-3 hour mark as well.

The Western half of the region is not yet on the high-speed rail network, so Intercités journey times from Paris Gare de Bercy to Clermont-Ferrand and the rest of the Auvergne are a more leisurely 3-4 hours. From parts further west (e.g. Bordeaux and the Loire Valley), train connections are poor, with very few direct city to city services, though there is a daily Intercités service from Nantes, Tours and Bourges.

From the United Kingdom, Eurostar now travel direct from London Street Pancras and Ashford (England) | Ashford to Lyon Perrache up to five times a week, taking a respectable 4 hrs 41 mins from London and 4 hrs 12 mins from Ashford. There is also a winter (Dec–April) ski service, also from London and Ashford, to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Moûtiers and La Plagne|Aime-la-Plagne. Despite the rather gruelling 7 hour journey time and these services are popular with the English winter sports crowd. Eurostar sells through tickets to many other places in the region, where travellers are required to change onto the local network at Lyon.

How to travel to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by car

Mont Blanc Tunnel - Driving through the Mont Blanc Tunnel from Italy

From Paris, Lyon is around 5 hours in good traffic on the A6 autoroute (motorway), while Clermont-Ferrand is around 6 hours via the A10 and A71 autoroutes. The A89 brings traffic from the west - Bordeaux and the rest of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, while the A7 is the main highway bringing traffic from the south, that is to say Marseille and the rest of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. There are two tunnels through the Alps from Italy, both leading from Turin. The A6 passes near Dijon, which is a hub for autoroutes from the east of France and ultimately Germany.

If you're driving from the United Kingdom, count on 7-10 hours non-stop from Calais, traffic depending. Many people doing this journey like to stop overnight, often in Reims or Troyes.

For more detail on the region's autoroute system, see Get around below.

Transportation in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

How to travel to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by car

The main motorways (autoroutes, denoted by A##) and routes nationales (denoted by N##) of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are:

• A6: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, from Beaune/Paris, Mâcon, Lyon (A42, A43, A46), continues as A7
• A7: continuation of the A6 Lyon, N88, Vienne (city) | Vienne, Valence (N532), Montélimar, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, towards Marseille
• A40 / N205: from A6 near Mâcon, A39, Bourg-en-Bresse, A42, Geneva (A41), Cluses (for Samoëns, Le Grand Massif, Portes du Soleil), (continues as N205), Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Chamonix, Mont Blanc

Tunnel, Italy towards Aosta and Turin

• A41: Geneva, A40, Annecy, Aix-les-Bains, A43 (W), Chambéry (runs as N201 and A43 around Chambéry), A43 (E), Grenoble (A48, A51)
• A42: Lyon (A6, A7, A43, A46), A40 near Bourg-en-Bresse

Roman bridge - Jaujac - Jaujac Roman bridge, Ardèche

• A43: Lyon (A6, A7, A42, A46), A41 (N), Chambéry (runs as N201 around Chambéry), A41 (S), Vanoise, Fréjus Tunnel, Italy, towards Turin
• A46: passes east of Lyon, as a bypass to the A6 and A7 which go through the downtown. Links to A42, A43, A47, A432
• A47 / N88: Givors (A7 / A46), Saint-Étienne (A72), Le Puy-en-Velay
• A48 / A51: A43 (from Lyon), Chartreuse, Grenoble, eastern Vercors
• A49 / N532: A48 (from Grenoble), Western Vercors, Valence (A7)
• A71: Centre-Val de Loire, from Bourges, Montluçon, A719 (for Vichy), A89 (for Clermont-Ferrand)
• A72: A89 from Clermont-Ferrand, Saint-Étienne (N88)
• A75: Clermont-Ferrand (A89), Massif Central between les Volcans d'Auvergne and Livradois-Forez, Occitanie, towards the Cévennes and Montpellier
• A89: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, from Bordeaux and Brive-la-Gaillarde, les Volcans d'Auvergne (for Mont Dore|Mont-Dore and Puy-de-Dôme, A71, Clermont-Ferrand (A75), Thiers, A72, Lyon
• A430 / N90: A43 after Chambéry, Albertville, Vanoise, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Italy, towards Aosta
• A432 links Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport to the autoroute network

All the ski resorts of the region are connected by major highways and paved mountain roads, but be sure to carry change though as most of the motorways are pay roads. Toll motorways are marked by the word péage.

Travel by train to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Aside from the TGV, which links the main city's and ski resorts in the eastern half of the region (i.e. the former Rhône-Alpes) and the main provider of rail services is /international/english TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. You will find the train to be very good value, however. The few towns which don't have direct rail access are served by SNCF buses (autocars) which link in with the train network and use the same tickets and fare system.

This being a mountainous region, many of the rail journeys are scenic. Highlights include the port/train Mont Blanc Express which makes the spectacular climb from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains to Chamonix, before tunnelling under the Alps and heading down to the Swiss town of Martigny. While this and other gorgeous journeys are integrated into the regular rail network and there are also lines which are purely destined for the tourist market, such as the _de_la_ligne_058.htm AGRIVAP Discovery Trains which operate a mixture of steam and electric trains with panoramic and open-top carriages through the Livradois-Forez Natural Regional Park between Lyon and Clermont-Ferrand.

What to See

Mountains! There are literally hundreds to explore, across two primary ranges:

• In the west and the Massif Central is a medium-height range with lush green slopes and extinct volcanoes to explore. In fact and the Auvergne is the largest volcanic region in Europe, though the volcanoes themselves are all dormant or extinct. The Puy-de-Dôme is the most well-known of these. You can also visit an interactive volcanic theme park, Vulcania.
• In the east and the majestic Alps tower white and grey into the sky, culminating in Mont Blanc. The highest point in Western Europe and the 'White Mountain' can be easily viewed from the mountain town of Chamonix. In the summer months and the slopes of the Alps are places to linger among sweet-smelling grass and wildflowers, listening to the tinkle of cow and goat bells and perhaps enjoying a picnic of local produce.

The region is liberally sprinkled with fascinating Romanesque churches, often dating to before 1000 AD. Visit and you will quite likely hear some beautiful music and definitely see a lot of gorgeous stained glass, set in stone dripping with history. Many parish churches have their pillars painted the way they were when they were built.

Muslim Travel Tips

Cime de Caron France top station from Southeast on 2015-01-05 - Top of the cable vehicle on Cime de Caron, Savoie

In the summer and the region is well known for paragliding, hiking, climbing and canoeing. Particularly attractive are the areas around the Ardèche, Mont-Blanc, Vanoise and Vercors.

Winter sports

In the winter months, thit is the heart of skiing in France, with many of the largest and most well developed resorts located here. has split them by area:

• Annecy area - pistes within spitting distance of a cultured city
• Chamonix area - hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924 and has been a winter sports capital ever since
• Le Grand Massif - low altitude resorts that still get plenty of snow
• Megève area - another low altitude resort in the foothills of the Mont Blanc Massif
• Portes du Soleil|Les Portes du Soleil - a transnational ski area that extends into the Swiss canton of Valais
• Savoie area - otherwise known as the Espace Killy after Jean-Claude Killy. Also includes Les Trois Vallées, which claims to be the largest ski area in the world.

Halal Restaurants & Food in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

See also: French cuisine

Place Jacobins Lyon - Place Jacobins, in the gastronomic capital of France Potée auvergnate et ses charcuteries - Potée auvergnate with charcuteries Raclette2 - Scraping the raclette Clafoutis cerises - Clafoutis

Lyon is known as the capital of French gastronomy and since France has a highly credible claim at possessing the greatest national cuisine in the world, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is undoubtedly one of the best places for a bite to eat. The regional cuisine is heavily influenced by the mountains, both in the types of product historically available and the need to provide comfort and warmth through the winter. Expect plenty of smoked meats, Sausages and of course cheeses. Some of the most well-known regional dishes include:

• Fondue - A steaming vat of melted Cheese (traditionally gruyère) that diners consume by dipping small chunks of bread or croutons using an extremely long fork. Fondue, which literally means molten in French, is the classic après-ski supper and a national dish of Switzerland. It has, however, become seasonally popular all over France and some Halal restaurants around the nation use their own local cheeses in place of gruyère. Simply divine.
• Gratin dauphinois or pommes de terre à la dauphinoise - Thinly-sliced potato roundels slowcooked in a casserole pot in the oven with milk or cream and garlic. A similar dish, gratin savoyard is made in the Savoie with onions and Cheese instead of cream.
• Pizza à la savoyarde - While Pizzas is undoubtedly an Italian cuisine|Italian creation, a recipe which is popular throughout France is made with reblochon and crème fraîche as a base topping (i.e. instead of the customary tomato Sauce and mozzarella), garnished with lardons, potatoes, onions and an egg.
• Potée auvergnate - Cabbage stew, Massif Central style. Made with ham hock, Sausages,lard, carrots and the ever-present potatoes. Try it, love it.
• Raclette - Cheese melted by an open fire or on a special electric table-top grill; the melted part is then scraped onto your plate and served with small firm potatoes, gherkins, pickled onions and charcuteries. A real treat even by local standards and often reserved for special occasions such as Christmas and New Year travel|Christmas.
• Ravioles - More commonly known in English as ravioli, French ravioles are smaller than those you may be used to and stuffed with emmental or comté Cheese. They serve as the base ingredient for many a tasty dish, including gratins and salads.
• Tartiflette - Another potato gratin, oven baked with lardons, onions and melted reblochon.
• Truffade - A sort of gratin-cum-pancake made with sliced potatoes, melted salers Cheese and sometimes served with Auvergnat ham. Using similar ingredients but prepared differently is aligot, which uses creamy garlic mashed potato rather than roundels and thus is closer to a purée. This often acts as an accompaniment to local Sausages - French bangers and mash!

Yes, nearly everything is made with melted alal-cheese/ Cheese, potatoes and onions! The key to French cuisine lies in a small number of high quality locally-sourced ingredients cooked in extraordinary ways and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes fits neatly into this groove, presenting fabulously simple cooking beloved by many a traveller. Unusually for France, most of the signature dishes are (or can be, with minimal modification) vegetarian friendly, but vegans and those intolerant to gluten or lactose will probably be disappointed with the preponderance of dairy.

Cheeses and pâtés

There are numerous kinds of local Cheese. In Auvergne and the most celebrated are bleu d'Auvergne (blue and pungent), cantal (firm and ancient in legacy) and saint-nectaire (the "holy nectar", semi-soft). The Alpine regions are known for producing gruyère although in France thit is generally called comté to avoid upsetting the Swiss, who claim gruyère as their own. Reblochon is an extremely soft and creamy Cheese used in cooking. American Cheese aficionados may particularly wish to seek this one out as, due its unpasteurised status, it is banned in the United States. Finally, tomme is a generic name for circular cheeses produced all over the region and which can be made from cow's, ewe's or goat's milk. You may see such varieties as tomme de montagne, tomme de Savoie and tomme de Beaujolais.

Pâté-wise, it should come as no surprise that one of Auvergne's chief recipes is pâté aux pommes de terre; potato pâté! Elsewhere, caillette de Chabeuil is an excellent little pâté made of liver and Beef Meat flavoured with herbs and spices.

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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The Travel Guide encompasses a wide range of features that will undoubtedly enhance the travel experience for Muslim visitors to Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Key components include:

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Ramadan in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Ramadan 2025 in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Ramadan concludes with the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which may last several days, usually three in most countries.

The next Ramadan shall be from Friday, 28 February 2025 to Saturday, 29 March 2025

The next Eid al-Adha shall be on Friday, 6 June 2025

The next day of Raʾs al-Sana shall be on Thursday, 26 June 2025

The next day for Mawlid al-Nabī shall be on Monday, 16 September 2024

Muslim Friendly Hotels

The lodging base in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is extensive and varied. Every town has at least one hotel, while large city's such as Lyon and resorts such as Chamonix have dozens. The self-catering (gîte) options are abundant as well, from cozy cottages and urban apartments to luxury chalets. The French are keen campers and so most villages in even vaguely tourist areas have campsites with hookup points for caravans and campervans. Much more information can be found on individual destination articles.

Stay safe in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Thit is a relatively low crime area, one notable issue being occasional theft of expensive ski gear during the winter sports season. The usual precautions should be taken when venturing into the mountains and avalanches are a recurring and well-publicised threat to safety in the Alps. All the volcanoes in the region are dormant or extinct, but should one decide to wake up, you will have plenty of warning.

Where to travel next from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Neighbouring French regions

• Bourgogne-Franche-Comté - Prosperous agriculture producing some of France's most well-known dishes and city's worthy of the Burgundian dukes.
• Centre-Val de Loire - Land of luxury châteaux and vineyards lining the majestic river Loire's journey west.
• Nouvelle-Aquitaine - Across the Massif Central, France's gorgeous south west and, eventually and the Atlantic coast.
• Occitanie - The Midi of your imagination; sun-drenched plains, Mediterranean resorts, wild Pyrenees.
• Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - Much more than just the French Riviera, Provence's culture and class will enchant, from the peaks of its Alps to the Camargue's soggy bottom.

Neighbouring regions in other countries

• Northwest Italy - for the Italian Alps and Italian Lake District|Lake District, Piedmont's gastronomy and the Cinque Terre and Milan
• Valais - In Switzerland, discover the Rhone's glacial source, juggle French phrasebook|two Swiss-German phrasebook|phrasebooks at once, or conquer the mighty Matterhorn.
• Western Switzerland - Most of Francophone Switzerland, home of the United Nations, "real" fondue and the Helvetic watch industry.

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