Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Natural Park
Humans and their activity Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Natural Park
From the extraction of volcanic rock to sculpture and enamelling, from the work of the gentianaires* to the production of the local liqueur, from dairy farming to the manufacture of cheeses with AOC marking of the Auvergne, there are plenty of traditional skills that men and women continue to perpetuate every day.
During your trip you will surely be able to taste symbolic products of the Volcans d'Auvergne awarded the Park Mark. The producers, aware of the need to preserve the natural environments, do their best to protect the environment in their activities. Guardians of ancestral skills, they have known how to give life to and develop traditional methods.
Whether they work with Salers meat, honey, gentian root, Avèze (gentian liqueur) or traditional Auvergne pastry, they choose to respect a charter that promotes three values: the link to the land, the human dimension, preservation and promotion of the environment.
* Gentianaires dig up the roots of the great yellow gentian, using devil's pitchforks.
