Top 14 things to do and attractions in Volvic

(Translated by Google) Nice walk to take, but watch out for the nettles that line the path in places. Arriving at the top of the puy, a little disappointing not to have a clear view. However, the ride remains pleasant overall. (Original) Belle promenade à faire, mais attention aux orties qui bordent le chemin par endroits. Arrivés en haut du puy, un peu décevant de ne pas avoir de point de vue dégagé. Cependant, la balade reste agréable dans l'ensemble.

(Translated by Google) Nice walks in the forest, but nothing like the photos (Original) Jolie promenades en forêt, mais rien à voir avec les photo

(Translated by Google) It's not the volcano in the volvic photo but a pretty forest (Original) C'est pas le volcan de la photo volvic mais jolie foret

(Translated by Google) Nice place for a quiet walk.😊 (Original) Bel endroit pour marcher tranquille.😊

(Translated by Google) Nice place (Original) Bel endroit

The parc is nice with lots of 3D and dynamic activities, BUT I was hoping for more information on the actual volcanoes in Auvergne. There is 1 rather tatty display. I wanted to know how tall the volcanoes were, who lived in the area then and now, how it shapes the local agriculture, etc. This parc could be set anywhere else (like nearby a town with actual lodging and public transportation) and you wouldn't see the difference.

Very interesting and instructive park, the kids loved the roller coaster but also all the 2, 3 and 4D movies. Too bad some shows were not opened yet due to French holidays not having started yet.

Very informative and interesting place to learn about the earth's surface, space, volcanoes and a whole lot more. There were shows, rides, mini movies, play areas for smalln children etc

A pretty good family day out. You can't go out in France and expect things to not be in French, so plan for that if you don't speak French. There is an audio guide available in other languages but didn't see a lot of the numbers about, it does click in automatically on some displays but doesn't cover the shows (which are all in french, despite some indicating they are french only). Once the language stuff is out the way it's a really interesting place, covers some geology, palentology, astronomy, marine and a bit of local history - plus rides and attractions loosely themed around things people believed in before science explained volcanos and other natural phenomenon. There's a lot of reading and learning content which with my children was hard to get time to cover as there's many more exciting things to do, the shows are great - some are more interactive and fun than others, spelling Icelandic volcanoes was tough but the science demos were great. Well worth a visit if you're in the area and the planetarium (biggest in France apparently) is mind-blowing so prioritise some shows there!

A bit of a confusing experience, expected more. Things I liked: free parking / many activities / lots of staff. Things I didn't like: Everything is in French & French only. The signs, the explination, the instructions in person or in one of the many movies/theatres. I know you can ask an audio guide (which we did) but then it's difficult to know when to start the audio (I was 2mins out of sync in the big theatre. In the "Terre en colère" it is a great idea to have interaction with the dynamic quiz, but again, all in French & French only. Just adding English subtitles on the screens would make a huge improvement. (And I am not British but English seems like a logical choice to be as universal as possible) What I really didn't like: * the limitations for little kids. I know they pay less, but it feels like it doesn't make sense. They can go on rollercoasters from 1,00m height (in other parks I mean of course) but they cannot join you on a vibrating platform that hardly moves. For the "Réveil des géants d’Auvergne" it advertises as a minimum height of 90cm, but when we arrived at the queuing line there was a sign that stated minimum height of 110cm? (after being denied the entrance before at another dynamic animation we didn't care to queue anymore for this and just left). * the online ticket booking: when you visit the website in French you can find combo tickets, promotional packages, ... But when you choose the English version you only get the default ticket options, no price reduction for families or couples like on the French version. So I tried to book via the French version with browser translation, all good until prices suddenly change during the booking process? Ticket adult changed from 27,5€ to 31€, Ticket "enfant" ticket changed form 22,5€ to 26€, the Bambini changed form 7€ to 8€ ?? How and why? My thoughts on this park? If you are French speaking and are more than 110 or 120cm and you like Vulcanoes, then please visit, it will be fun and interesting. Otherwise, I will not advertise this park as a must do at all. From my experience, this was way to expensive for what we got.

The museum has a very interesting and modern architectural concept, with three levels of underground experiences. However, it’s unclear whether it’s meant to be a science museum or an amusement park. As an amusement park, the attractions are quite underwhelming, most of them involve simply watching a screen. It’s also not easy to enjoy if you don’t speak French. Everything only in french. They only give you an audio guide, which is not convenient. The idea of the place is great, but the way it’s done could be much better.

Posting as someone who doesn't understand french. We used the English audio guides as we did for many other french museums. The audio guide was inadequate for the full experience. (1) Many experiences in the park involve live actors or narrators. That's not something that the audio guide could help. (2) some exhibits simply don't have a number for the audio guide. (3) not all shows or movies have translation in the audio guide. Some do. However, the volume of the audio guide is low. So, when there's french in the background, all four of us could not really hear the English. If this is a quiet museum, it might be fine. But with the setting, it didn't work. So, if you don't understand french, don't count on the audio guide.

Nice levelled camping, if maybe a bit tight between some of the pitches. Toilet facilities are ok. Seems very popular, as it by far was the most busy camping during our French trip. Quite a few of the pitches lack shadow. It gets pitch-black when the lights are turned off at night. Some noise from the traffic, and the nearby sport fields.

Friendly staff, affordable prices and beatiful views. Playground for kids and bread to order for brekfast.

Excellent little campsite right on the edge of the town of Volvic, quiet and with all the facilities you need, including a swimming pool. Friendly staff, you can even order your breakfast in the little cafe. All in all I'd love to return here for longer.

Large pitch, well maintained site, 10 minute walk to Volvic with supermarket, boulangerie and a couple of take aways. Good location for visiting Puy de Dôme and the local caves.

Basic but adequate campsite. Has a pool ( when it's open!). Water and waste arrangements not great for caravans. Toilets and showers dingey, dated and not too clean. Reception team helpful. Good location for Clermont ferrand and le Puy du Domme. Right next to a school and popular Park so noisy.........After I wrote this, on the day of departure the site assistant and another client approached me at 9am and stated that we were on his pitch ! The intimation was that we should move off quickly...the exchange was upsetting enough that we packed up quick and departed early. We had been told we could pitch anywhere. Definitely not going back there, Onlycamp and it's owner Huttoia are off of our pick list (Jocelyn on reception was great!)

We stayed for 3 nights leaving on 1st September. The site was quite and the pitches good and pretty level. Desk service was excellent

Clean & tidy site, nice and quiet

(Translated by Google) Located in the heart of the city, it features items from local designers using volcanic stones and original jewelry; a place to visit to purchase unique pieces and work with local artists. The welcome is also charming. (Original) Placé dans le cœur de ville on y trouve des objets de créateurs locaux avec des pierres de volcan, des bijoux originaux ; un lieu à visiter pour se procurer des pièces uniques et faire travailler les artistes du secteur. De surcroît l’accueil est charmant.

(Translated by Google) Leaving the Grotto and its historical tour, it is very interesting to visit the House of Crafts where many enameled lava stones of different styles are exhibited. A plus: the artists can take commissions. (Original) En partant de la Grotte et sa visite historique, c'est très intéressant de visiter la Maison de l'Artisanat où sont exposé nombreuses laves émaillées de différent styles. Un plus: les artistes peuvent prendre des commandes.

(Translated by Google) A tiny shop. Beautiful creations, but the "doing it" doesn't take more than 5 minutes. Only the creations are on display; unfortunately, there's nothing about the techniques or the execution... which is a shame. (Original) Toute petite échoppe. De belles créations mais "le tour" ne prends pas plus de 5 minutes. Seules les créations sont exposées, il n y a malheureusement rien concernant les techniques ou la mise en œuvre... et c est bien dommage.

(Translated by Google) Very pretty shop, with varied and quality creations. The opportunity to interact with the artists and artisans adds interest to the visit. (Original) Très jolie boutique, avec des créations variées et de qualité. La possibilité d'échanger avec les artistes et artisans ajoute de l'intérêt à la visite.

(Translated by Google) Visit this place that brings together artists and craftsmen working with Volvic stone. You'll be welcomed by one of them. There's nothing like it to exchange ideas and discover this very special technique. Lots of different styles. And why not take home a piece of art? There's something for every budget. 😉 (Original) Allez visiter ce lieu qui rassemble des artistes et artisans de la pierre de Volvic Vous serez accueilli par l un d eux Rien de tel pour échanger et découvrir cette technique si particulière Plein de styles différents Et pourquoi pas repartir avec une œuvre … il y en a pour tous les budgets 😉

(Translated by Google) I find it really sad that in the middle of summer this craft house is closed when it is a tourist period, in addition there is a bad sign on your door. (Original) Je trouve vraiment navrant qu'en plein été cette maison de l'artisanat soit fermée alors que c'est une période touristique,en plus il y a un mauvais affichage sur votre porte.

(Translated by Google) A very beautiful shop, full of finds to be made, very different styles, really interesting work to discover! (Original) Une très belle boutique, pleine de trouvailles à faire, des styles très différents, un travail vraiment intéressant à découvrir !

(Translated by Google) A fairly long hike, with quite a bit of elevation gain. A very beautiful viewpoint. You'll also be able to see the Virgin of the Guard, which is unfortunately currently under construction. (Original) Assez grande randonnée, où vous aurez pas mal de dénivelé Très beau, point de vue De plus, vous pourrez apercevoir la vierge de la garde malheureusement actuellement en travaux

Please note that this château isn't open all the time it's in line with tourists, so July and August. There's a cost of €10 per adult and €5 per child, cash only. Between the hours of 10-12h and 14-16h (if my memory serves for the afternoon times), we went in the morning and waited for the first guided tour. Our family visited in early August 2023. We loved the guided tour (this is how it works, guided or you can't enter), another French family was there and the guide, she was so lovely and translated in both French and English. I listened to both 😊 To say Château de Tournoël was derelict for 300 years it's amazing what has been lovingly restored/interpreted, but with the owners take on it, whilst having to follow key rules as it's a listed building. I was blown away by the historic documents!! Phenomenal. I'm such a geek! The guide was lovely and answered all our questions with enthusiasm and honesty. Thank you!! Although, my two wanted to return for a pizza party 😆 Children loved it as much as I did, and we were so happy that we got to visit with a really interesting room at the end of the tour!! Not to be missed!! I don't usually like those kind of aspects but the guide made it so interesting and made me want to get to know the owner 🥰👌🏼 I recommend this tour of château de Tournoël wholeheartedly!!

The view is amazing, and the castle is beautiful. I come from the United States, and this castle caught our eye. The owner worked hard to rebuild the castle and make it look like it did before. I would highly recommend visiting this castle

Amazing view, pretty château. You have to take a guided tour which is 8 euros for adults and 3 for children or students.

The castle is in need of some repairs but the view from the castle to Volvic and suroundings is quite good.

It's open to the public in July and August. It's a starting point for some nice walks in the area - parking can become full pretty quickly during weekends and summer months. There is an Auberge that serves food and drinks; its terrace is rather inviting.

The Château de Tournoël is a medieval fortified castle partly in ruins in the commune of Volvic, in the Puy-de-Dôme département of France. The castle is located on a rocky mountain spur at an altitude of 594 m in the foothills of the Puy de la Bannière which dominates the Limagne plains.

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Not that great of a show... If this is something you're into, then sure ! Go for it... but if not, there are other tours which are probably better. Basically it's video after video that you watch in different parts of the cave. But it could've been done so much better. The personnel was very friendly though.

Buy tickets in advance. Visit lasts around 1h. The cave itself is not that big, its more about the story behind it which was very nice. They put around 4 short movies. Température in the cave 10°

I wouldn’t normally visit this sort of attraction, but we had plenty time and thoroughly enjoyed an hour listening and seeing how this part of France thrived over 100 years back. The reception staff where also very helpful. A surprisingly good experience

Good visit but as others have said it’s a relatively small cave and the tour is heavy on sitting and watching videos in French with English subtitles.

Great interactive visit, educative and with an interesting real backstory.

Just visited today. The stuff is nice, and the concept as well. But the visit seemed to be quite short and not so informative, for the price as well (7.8 eur full price adult ticket). Basically, you have a few key points where you stop and watch shorts movies. Not bad, but wish to have more interaction and information on the caves, especially knowing the history of the place. Movies could be watched at home, right. It's quite cold inside, so it's recommended to take a jacket

It's a nice experience. You'll discover the cave where stone was extracted since the middle ages following the story of some people that worked in it in the 20th century. The museum shop is very nice too.

Unfortunately they had a group entering so we were unable to look around at all without a significant wait. I did enjoy getting cold fresh water from the water point nearby though.

A very modern take on “visiting” the production site of world famous volvic water. There is a short and a long tour. Th beginning of exhibition is interesting. It feels a bit cramped; the pictures, diagrams etc could have an English translation next to them; they do hand out tablets with everything translated. The Virtual Reality part of the exhibition is very cool! Here they take you through the step by step logistics or bottling and distribution. At the end was a Volvic tasting area: basically all variants are free to try. Very friendly and helpful staff. Appreciate the effort to make such a visit interesting and educational.

I didn't stop to take the full tour. Just browsed through read some info and tried the water. There was a video that was apart of the tour and it was free but we didn't have time.

Worth a look very nice place of course it is all volvic propaganda at list you can taste all flavours what is not possible elsewhere.

Nice, worth visiting!

Very informative and nice. Also for children. They inform about the water, of course, the geology and the history. Degustation inclusive. English spoken. The area around is also ideal for a small walk-around.

Interesting and free explanation of the origins of Volvic water, including free tasting of the huge range of Volvic products. Nice picnic spot as well by the ample parking.

(Translated by Google) Beautiful view once you arrive. Bring good shoes, trail in steep places. Departing from the center towards Volvic Church, allow a good half hour to go there quietly but surely (Original) Belle vue une fois arrivé. Prévoir de bonnes chaussures, sentier par endroits escarpés. Au départ du centre vers Eglise de Volvic, prévoir tout de même une bonne demie heure en y allant tranquillement mais sûrement

(Translated by Google) Beautiful view of Volvic from the foot of the statue. Very nice place to reflect. However, you have to climb a stony path to get there but it is worth it. To have. (Original) Beau point de vue de Volvic du pied de la statue. Très bel endroit pour se recueillir. Cependant, il faut gravir un sentier caillouteux pour y arriver mais ça se mérite. A voir.

(Translated by Google) Nice walk from Volvic to the statue of la Dame de la Garde on the hill. A bit of climbing and scrambling here and there, not suitable for people with mobility problems or for strollers. Walking to Chateau Tournoël is fun. (Original) Leuke wandeling vanuit Volvic naar het standbeeld van la Dame de la Garde op de heuvel. Her en der een beetje klimmen en klauteren, niet geschikt voor mensen die slecht ter been zijn of voor kinderwagens. Doorwandelen naar Chateau Tournoël is leuk.

(Translated by Google) Nice view! A difficult walk because of the protruding stones. (Original) Mooi uitzicht! Wel een lastige wandeling vanwege de uitstekende stenen.

(Translated by Google) Superb viewpoint, a beautiful little walk to get there, by steep path, the chemin de Crois de Notre Dame starting from Volvic or hiking passing by the Château de Tournoel. Be careful if it is windy though (Original) Superbe point de vue, une belle petite ballade pour y accéder, par chemin escarpé, le chemin de crois de notre Dame au départ de volvic ou de rando en passant par le château de Tournoel. Attention si il y a du vent ceci dit

(Translated by Google) Beautiful view of Volvic! 3/4 space for parking near the path. Path may be bumpy, go with caution ⚠ (Original) Beau point de vue sur Volvic ! 3/4 place pour ce garer à proximité du chemin. Chemin unpeut cabossé, allez y avec prudence ⚠

(Translated by Google) Magnificent place with a view of Volvic and its surroundings. (Original) Magnifique endroit avec une point vue sur Volvic et ses environs.

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful museum, pleasant to visit, retracing the history of enamelling on Volvic lava stone, devoting a part to local artists. (Original) Très beau musée agréable à visiter, retraçant l'histoire de l'emaillage sur la pierre de lave de volvic consacrant une partie aux artistes locaux.

(Translated by Google) Excellent little little-known museum. Brings together the history of enameled lava from Volvic and quality modern sculptures, African and Guyana objects and numerous paintings collected by the Sahut family, caricatures by Daumier and currently a superb temporary exhibition of Japanese prints including many by Hiroshige, Kunichika, Eisen, Yoshitoshi, Kunikazu, Hokusai, etc. Not to be missed... (Original) Excellent petit musée méconnu. Rassemble l'historique des laves émaillées de Volvic et des sculptures modernes de qualité, des objets Africains et de Guyane et de nombreux tableaux collectionnés par la famille Sahut, des caricatures de Daumier et à l'heure actuelle une superbe exposition temporaire d'estampes Japonaises dont de nombreuses d'Hiroshige, Kunichika, Eisen, Yoshitoshi, Kunikazu, Hokusai, etc. A ne pas rater...

(Translated by Google) I didn't go to the museum itself, but I attended the shows that took place in the courtyard, just outside during the VVX. Very interesting and funny shows 😅🥰 (Original) Je ne suis pas aller au musée même mais j'ai assisté aux spectacles qui se déroulaient dans la cour, juste devant pendant la VVX. Des spectacles bien intéressants et bien drôles 😅🥰

(Translated by Google) Wow!!! What a museum and what a painter Marcel Seurat. Another one of these astonishing, captivating “small” provincial museums (in the noble sense). Allow a good hour and a half to enjoy it. And then once again 3 euros for adult entry... Don't deprive yourself! (Original) Whaou !!! Quel musée et quel peintre Marcel Seurat. Encore un de ces "petits" musées de province (au sens noble) étonnant, subjuguant. Comptez une bonne heure et demie pour apprécier. Et puis encore une fois 3 euros l'entrée adulte... Ne pas se priver !

(Translated by Google) This museum deserves to be known, beautiful collections of enameled lava and paintings highlighted by good comments. Currently very beautiful temporary exhibition of Japanese prints. The highlighting of the works is very judicious, all this in a very beautiful building. Not to be missed. (Original) Ce musée mérite d'être connu, belles collections de laves émaillées et de peintures soulignées par de bons commentaires. En ce moment très belle exposition temporaire d'estampes japonaises. Le mise en valeur des oeuvres est très judicieuse, tout cela dans un très beau bâtiment. A ne pas manquer.

(Translated by Google) This museum is a gem. The ground floor houses a very interesting exhibition on Volvic stone and enameled lava with very beautiful pieces, the 1st floor is reserved for the permanent collection of the painter Sahut and the top floor includes a magnificent temporary exhibition of Japanese prints! Given that the museum is not very big, I had planned to spend about an hour there, but, totally carried away by the interest of the different exhibitions, it turned out that I still did not have finished when the museum closed… So I will have to go back! 😂 So a nice surprise. One of the most exciting museums in the Puy de Dôme department. (Original) Ce musée est une pépite. Le rez de chaussée abrite une exposition très intéressante sur la pierre de Volvic et la lave émaillée avec de très belles pièces, le 1er étage est réservé quant à lui à la collection permanente du peintre Sahut et le dernier étage comporte une magnifique expo temporaire d’estampes japonaises ! Étant donné que le musée n’est pas très grand, j’avais prévu d’y passer à peu près une heure, mais, totalement emportée par l’intérêt des différentes expos, il s’est trouvé que je n’avais toujours pas terminé lorsque le musée a fermé… Je vais donc devoir y retourner ! 😂 Une belle surprise donc. Un des musées les plus passionnant du département du puy de Dôme.

(Translated by Google) Indeed, this museum deserves to be known, the exterior setting is splendid, a very beautiful view, inside, the refined scenography highlights all the collections... The Ukiyo-E temporary exhibition is of a refinement that takes you towards the Rising sun... The permanent exhibitions are also very interesting, on another side... I discovered this place this Saturday, and I left completely charmed. The collections are really very rich.. Well done to the Curator and all the staff! Don't hesitate for a second, you will be delighted (Original) Effectivement, ce musée mérite d'être connu, le cadre extérieur est splendide, une très belle vue, à l'intérieur, la scénographie épurée met en valeur toutes les collections ... L'exposition temporaire Ukiyo-E est d'un raffinement qui vous emporte vers le soleil Levant ... Les expos permanentes sont aussi très intéressantes, dans un autre versant ... J'ai découvert ce lieu ce samedi, et j'en suis sortie complètement charmée. Les collections sont vraiment très riches .. Bravo au Conservateur et à tout le personnel ! N'hésitez pas une seconde, vous serez ravi(e)

(Translated by Google) A wonderful welcome, the information is precise and suitable for all levels. Thank you for everything. (Original) Un super accueil, les renseignements sont précis et adaptés à tous niveaux. Merci pour tout

(Translated by Google) Delighted to have visited this tourist office! It is very well documented. We were very well received by the two professionals on site who took the time to inform us as best they could. We benefited from good advice on tourist and practical matters. A saving of time for the rest of the stay... which will undoubtedly be very pleasant given the program established on site! Thanks to the team! (Original) Ravies d'être passées par cette office de tourisme ! Il est très bien documenté. Nous avons très bien été accueillies par les deux professionnelles sur place qui ont pris le temps de nous renseigner au mieux. Nous avons bénéficié de bons conseils sur les plans touristique et pratique. Un gain de temps pour la suite du séjour.. qui sera sans doute très agréable au vu du programme établi sur place ! Merci à l'équipe !

(Translated by Google) The ladies at the Tourist Office are nice☺️ The town is small but very cute. (Original) Les dames à l’Office de Tourisme sont sympas☺️ La ville est petite mais très mignonne.

(Translated by Google) Very pleasant visit, the cave is really worth the detour: the visit format is really very well done, I highly recommend even if it is a shame that there is not a queue for people who already have their tickets. The Volvic tasting completes the outing well, the children regretted that there was no shop, minus us (lol). The only big inconvenience of the day is a resident who insults people approaching the car parks where no parking ban is indicated if really booking for the residents it would be good to indicate it. So that the mad woman stops terrifying the kids (Original) Visite très agréable ,la grotte vaut vraiment le détour : le format de visite est vraiment très bien fait ,je recommande vivement même si c'est dommage qu'il n'y ait pas une file d'attente pour les gens qui ont déjà leur billets. La dégustation volvic complète bien la sortie ,les enfants ont regretté qu'il n'y ait pas de boutique nous moins (mdr) .Le seul est gros désagrément de la journée est une habitante qui insulte personnes s'approchant des parkings ou aucune interdiction de stationner n'est indiquer si vraiment réserver au habitants il serait bon de l'indiquer. Afin que la folle furieuse arrête de terrifier les gamins

(Translated by Google) Do not go to Volvic on a Monday in August: visit to the closed spring, restaurants closed and young girl at the tourist office poorly informed. Feeling of a dead city. Fortunately we were able to visit the cave. (Original) Ne pas se rendre à Volvic un lundi au mois d'août : visite de la source fermée, restaurants fermés et jeune fille à l'office du tourisme peu informée. Sentiment de ville morte. Heureusement que nous avons pu visiter la grotte.

(Translated by Google) Very pleasant welcome. The young girl gave us all the necessary explanations and made us reservations for certain visits (Original) Accueil très agréable. La jeune fille nous a donné toutes les explications nécessaires et nous a fait les réservations pour certaines visites

(Translated by Google) A wide choice of documents on Volvic and its surroundings. Beautiful items to purchase. Maps, guides, treasure hunts and treasure hunts. Welcoming staff (Original) Un large choix de documents sur Volvic et ses environs. De beaux objets à l'achat. Cartes, guides, jeux de pistes et chasse aux trésors. Personnel accueillant