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- Clermont-Ferrand's cathedral is unusual in that it's made of black volcanic rock
- Statue of Vercingetorix - a Gaulish king who defeated Julius Caesar's forces near here in 52 BC
- Clermont-Ferrand is dominated by this 4,800' extinct volcanic cone - 'Puy de Dôme'
- Another famous local - the mathematician Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
- ...with a 2nd Century Roman Temple just below
- Puy de Dôme is part of a chain of extinct volcanic cones
- On top of 'Puy de Dôme', there's an impressive-looking array of 21st Century communication equipment...
- Saint-Nectaire is one of the many French towns that are famous for its cheese
- Saint-Nectaire
- Jonas Caves
- Jonas Caves
- Jonas Caves
- Périgueux Cathedral
- On the Greenwich Meridian - and halfway between the Equator and the North Pole
- No, not a drone photo; a photo from the top of a church tower - in Saint-Émilion