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Besse & Super Besse

Besse is a small mountain town in the Mont Dore, made prosperous by the dairy industry and famous for St Nectaire cheese. There are several restaurants and cafés, some small and interesting shops and a ski museum. The street market is on a Monday.

Higher up the mountain you can find Super Besse a small and modern ski resort with links to the pistes of Mont Dore. The cable car runs most of the year. You will find shops, restaurants and bars / cafés. There is also a lake to walk around.

On the way up to Super Besse you will see signs to Lac Pavin; this is well worth a visit. The lake was formed in the crater of a volcano and you can walk around it, it takes approximately three hours and is 7.5 km.

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