Clermont Fd from above (18/8/2006)

After checking into the Best Western Hotel at Clermont Fd. We headed for Puy De Dome which is the highest extinct volcano of the volcoanoes that surround Clermont in the Volcans d'Auvergne region, at 1464M, we took the N89 towards Puy de Dome, but on the way up behind Clermont, a spectacular view opened out on the hairpin turns, so I took these pictures, which overlook the whole city. ( In this first picture I tried to get as much of the city in as possible to show the sheer expanse of Clermont Fd while also showing the bright effect that the sky was giving to the city.)

(Here, in the second picture, the Notre Dame du Port church, located centrally in the city, completely contrasts the other buildings, because it is made from volcanic rock, dug from the soil below it. Anyway I used my super zoom camera to get in close so more detail could be seen.)