Espace Temple de Mercure

Espace Temple de Mercure is a museum in Orcines, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Espace Temple de Mercure is situated nearby to Temple of Mercury, as well as near the volcano Puy-de-Dôme.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Puy-de-Dôme and Temple of Mercury.

Puy-de-Dôme

Volcano

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Puy de Dôme is a lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of Massif Central in central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes and maars is far from the edge of any tectonic plate.

Temple of Mercury

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The Temple of Mercury at Puy de Dôme is a Gallo-Roman trachyte temple built in the 2nd century at the summit of the lava dome. It replaced a 1st-century arkose temple on the same site, which was apparently too small to accommodate the many pilgrims who visited.

Col de Ceyssat

Mountain saddle

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Col de Ceyssat is a mountain saddle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Égaules and Chamalières.

Égaules

Hamlet

Égaules is a small hamlet, part of the Volvic commune in Puy-de-Dôme département, in Auvergne, France. It is situated at an altitude of 800 m upon a spur, where the thalweg is incised at 666 m above sea level. Égaules is situated 8 km northeast of Espace Temple de Mercure.

Chamalières

Town

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Chamalières is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France. With 17,509 inhabitants, Chamalières is the fourth-largest town in the department. Chamalières is situated 8 km east of Espace Temple de Mercure.