Lemptégy volcano | terravolcana

Get to the heart of a real volcano at Lemptégy

The Lemptégy volcano is a real Auvergne volcano, which you can visit on foot or by electric train, and it has a lot to tell you.
Located in the heart of the Chaîne des Puys, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Lemptégy volcano tells the amazing story of the volcanoes of Auvergne. It’s like an open book that’s easy to decipher, revealing its secrets in a way that’s both fun and interactive.

Born 30,000 years ago, the Lemptégy volcano is a real geological and historical discovery! At the end of the Second World War, the site was chosen for the extraction of its volcanic slag in order to rebuild towns destroyed by the war. Thanks to this industrial activity and the involvement of the scientific community, the internal structure of the Lemptégy volcano has been revealed to the general public.

An interactive volcano tour

Accompanied by a guide, take an inside look at the Lemptégy volcano and its geological curiosities… You can even pick up some real volcanic rock.

Along the way, you’ll enjoy magnificent panoramic views of the Chaîne des Puys and the 80 or so volcanoes in the middle of which this natural site is situated. At the end of the route, you can even discover the old industrial mining machines: scalpers, screens, trommels and other crushers.

Relive 60 years of pozzolan mining!

Good deal: with the Terra Volcana Pass, the walking tour is included!

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New at A redesigned visitor route

As soon as you arrive, you’ll enter a reception building that was completely redesigned in 2020, with a brand new tour route as a preamble to your exploration into the bowels of the volcano.

Un volcan et des hommes” (“A volcano and its people”), the name of this tour, recounts the family and human adventure behind the volcano, inherited by its current owner. It highlights the geological formation of the site.

Video A foretaste of the Lemptégy volcano

Entertainment Sensations guaranteed

At the end of the visit, climb aboard the “Volcano Express” attraction and discover, in 4 dimensions, all the secrets behind the formation of the Chaîne des Puys and the Limagne Fault: an experience not to be missed!
Unwind the thread of time over more than 30,000 years and go back “to the origins” of the volcano with the 4D film of the Lemptégy Volcano. Find out what it looked like before it was mined, relive its volcanic eruptions, fly over the Chaîne des Puys, and watch the impressive “deconstruction” phase of the Lemptégy volcano in just a few seconds, over the 60 years it has been in operation!