Condé Nast TravelerJan 5Auvergne, France, Is the Country's Best-Kept Wellness SecretSteeped in wellness history, Auvergne has long been hailed for the healing properties of the land and waters.Five-room townhouse15 things in this storyVichyNeighborhoodFestival in May celebrates its founding history with period costumesMaison DecoretRestaurantFive-room townhouseCélestins Thermal Spa & HotelHotelFirst in France to offer a digital detox stayMont-DoreNeighborhoodKnown for silica-rich waters up to 44 degrees CelsiusHall des SourcesSightPavilion on the Chomel and Grande Grille springsHôtel du ParcHotelMarshal Pétain installed himself on the third floorThermes du Mont-DoreSightBuilt in 1817 in a striking neo-Byzantine styleChâtel-GuyonNeighborhoodSetting for Maupassant's novel Mont OriolRoyatSightSpa town on the Tiretaine river with waterfallsRoyat-ChamalièresTrain stationOnly thermal spa in town, offers mud bathsHôtel Royal Saint MartHotelRun by the same family since 1853Hotel Restaurant Le PréRestaurantServes quintessential Auvergne dishesBourbon-l’ArchambaultSightBirthplace of the Bourbon dynasty, famous for thermal watersGrand Hotel Montespan-TalleyrandHotelBears name of Prince of Talleyrand and Madame de MontespanChâteau d’Origny-NeuvyHotelOffers five guest rooms in a renovated domaineRead the full piece at Condé Nast Traveler →
