Le Mont-Dore: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Le Mont-Dore
The ski slopes of Mont-Dore are located on the northern side of the Sancy at an altitude of between 1,200 and 1,850 metres. Puy de Sancy reaches 1,885 metres and is the highest point of the Monts-Dore massif. It is also a volcano and stratovolcano, as well as the highest volcano in European France. The mountain is located in the Auvergne, in the Puy-de-Dôme département.
Planning your own stay in Le Mont-Dore also includes finding and booking a hotel.
Activities
The challenging La Dure-Bise circular hike in Mont-Dore is 10.8 kilometres long, takes around two hours and includes 586 metres of ascent and 587 metres of descent. Another challenging hike starts in the village of Mont-Dore, leads via the Grande Cascade to Puy de Sancy and returns to Mont-Dore via the Salon du Capucin. It follows the GR4 and GR30, is 17 kilometres long, involves 1,050 metres of elevation gain and takes around six hours.
The “Les crêtes du Sancy” route leads via steps and a footbridge to the base of the Grande Cascade. The easier ascent to Puy de Sancy is by cable car, followed by a wooden staircase with 864 steps.
Built in 1898, the Funiculaire du Capucin is protected as a historic monument and is considered France’s oldest electric funicular railway. The cable-operated railway travels at a speed of one metre per second. The climbing area at Capucin faces east or northwest and has 74 routes ranging from 15 to 80 metres in length, with one to three pitches and difficulty grades from 4a to 8a+.
Pic du Capucin is a basalt dome with numerous climbing and via ferrata routes that can be used from April to October. Mont-Dore Aventures offers self-guided high-rope and tree courses for families and children aged three and over. The activity lasts around two hours and includes 120 challenges.
Nature
La Dure-Bise passes the source of the Dordogne and then climbs to subalpine heathlands. With a drop of 32 metres, the Grande Cascade is the highest waterfall in the Auvergne. The Cascade du Queureuilh plunges more than 20 metres over basalt columns.
The Parc thermal du Mont-Dore is crossed by the young Dordogne and includes a landscaped walking path along its banks. The plateau above the Grande Cascade offers views of the Haute Dordogne valley and Puy de Sancy.
Culture
The Etablissement thermal du Mont-Dore was built between 1817 and 1823 on the site of Roman baths, in the Neo-Byzantine style. It contains paintings and polychrome mosaics, some of which date from the 19th century, as well as excavated Gallo-Roman remains. The Thermes du Mont-Dore are partially protected as historic monuments of France.
At the entrance to the Parc thermal du Mont-Dore, the park preserves the remains of the former Roman pantheon. The Musée Joseph Forêt displays archives and objects from Joseph Foret’s personal collection. Mont-Dore also has a themed walking route called “Le Mont-Dore, ville thermale”.
For the main travel overview: Puy-De-Dôme.
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