Saint Martin des Olmes
Our Hostel is an old convent which is located in a small Forézien village at 850 m of altitude in the middle of the Region Natural Reserve of Forez. You will find there an friendly environment around the chimney of the dining room, a
natural sitting room
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Ambert is a commune of France, loctated in the former province of Auvergne. Ambert is the chief town of the canton of Ambert and the arrondissement of Ambert. It is a sous-préfecture of the Puy-de-Dôme département, in the Auvergne région. The arrondissement consists of 8 cantons. Ambert lies on the Dore River, a tributary of the Allier River.
Ambert is famous for its fourme-d'Ambert cheese, its paper mills (the first edition of Diderot's Encyclopédie was printed on paper made in Ambert) and its circular town hall (popularized by Jules Romain in his novel "Les copains"). Ambert was the birthpace of Michel Rolle (1652-1719), mathematician. The Agrivap Chemin de Fer Touristique operated out of Ambert. There is a steam engine that makes a local run, but to see the line in full a ride on the Panoramique Autorail is not be missed. There is an industrial museum with an interesting collection of tractors and small steam engines. In the town the Museum of Cheese is worth a visit, as is the old paper mill a few kilometers outside the main town.
