Aurillac

Aurillac is a city in Auvergne, France.

Get in

Aurillac is served by regional TER trains from Clermont-Ferrand and Brive-la-Gaillarde via smaller towns within the region. There's also a direct night train from Paris, as of 2024 it has departures twice-weekly.

• 1 Aurillac railway station (Gare d'Aurillac), Place Pierre-Semard. (updated Mar 2021)

See

• 1 Saint-Étienne castle (Château Saint-Étienne). Medieval castle. (updated Mar 2024)
• 2 Abbatiale Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac (Abbaye Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac). (updated Mar 2024)
• 3 Notre-Dame-aux-Neiges church (Église Notre-Dame-aux-Neige). (updated Mar 2024)

Do

Aurillac is known for its annual international street theatre festival which takes place at the end of August.

Sleep

• Château de Salles. Located a few minutes from Aurillac, in a fifteenth century castle overlooking an eight hectare private park, the hotel offers a panorama over the Monts de Cantal. Facilities include a restaurant, swimming pool, gym, steam room, sauna, tennis court. 
• Château de Saint-Cirq Lapopie, Le Bourg. A hotel located in the heart of the village of Saint-Cirq Lapopie.