Vanaf heden kunnen mountainbikers via Vasa Sport een GPS-mountainbikereis in het Sancy-massief boeken. De reis met 3 tot 6 dagtochten is al mogelijk vanaf 2 personen. Er kan gekozen worden uit verschillende niveaus (afstand en aantal hoogtemeters). Het verblijf zal plaatsvinden in Les Camélias.

Behalve de GPS-routes zijn ook het ontbijt en een lunchpakket inbegrepen. Meer informatie over deze reis is hier te lezen. Op deze website kan ook meer informatie worden gevonden over Vasa Sport; welke sinds 2000 met toenemend succes sportieve en avontuurlijke fietsreizen organiseert. Wat begon met een lang weekend mountainbiken is uitgegroeid tot een volwaardig programma met Transalps als specialisatie.

Regular snowfall, alternated with sunny days, makes that the top of the Puy de Sancy currently has no less than 2 meters of snow! Good news for those who are going to spend their February holidays in Le Mont-Dore. Current snow heights.

Today, the annual Trail Hivernal de Sancy took place. A winter running event. Participants could choose from 2 distances: 20 km and 30 km. Fresh snow and blue skies provided fantastic views.

On the website of the Sancy massif (www.sancy.com) you could already see in real time which ski runs are open. This all via interactive maps. But now you can also see which cross country ski runs and snowshoeing tracks are open. All available through this link.

Curious how the ski slopes currently look? Look at the webcams of Le Mont-Dore and Super Besse.

We want to wish everyone a fantastic 2009! We hope to welcome you in 2009 at Les Camélias.

While we're still in the middle of the winter sports season herewith already a news item for the 2009 cycling season: Les Camélias will offer complete packages for groups up to 10 persons. Fully taken care of from breakfast via a packed lunch up to a 3-course dinner. You will have to do your own cycling! Please contact us for more detailed information and pricing details.

Since a few weeks our website has put on his winter coat. We also have the taken the opportunity to adapt the menu to create a more user-friendly website.

It has been snowing the last couple of days and as a result the ski areas of Le Mont-Dore and Super-Besse will open Saturday November 29.

Yesterday and today the first snow of this years winter sports season fell. Herewith a pictures of the stairs in the Les Camélias garden. Let’s hope there will be more snow in the next week so the ski runs can open on December 1st.

Currently we are busy replacing the showers in the apartments 6 and 9 (2nd floor). The old showers, a kind of telephone booths, are being replaced by spacious, quarter round cabins with thermostat tap.

Recently, the kitchen windows of our apartments have been replaced. Like the bedrooms the kitchens are now equipped with double glazing. We are ready for winter time!

Also this winter many events are organised in Le Mont-Dore and environs. From sledgedog races to a running competion on the Puy de Sancy and from the Sancy Snow Jazz Festival to the national day of the snowshoeing. See our calendar for more information.

The Auvergne region is also very beautiful in the autumn. The trees will swap their green color for a real color spectacle. Below an example of the colours in the vicinity of the Tuilière and Sanadoire rocks.

Lately the new Les Camélias bike storage has been often used. Below a picture.

The route for the l'Auvergnate cyclosportive has been changed. You can read more about the new route on Cyclosportives on the road-page. For this cyclo we have a special offer. For more information read the news item below.

On August 23, the cyclosportive l'Auvergnate will take place. The start is in La Bourboule at 6 km from Les Camelias. Especially for this cyclosportive we offer our guests a pasta meal on the eve of the cyclosportive, an early cyclists breakfast, a pasta buffet upon returning from the event and a light evening meal. Costs of all this: € 36, = including a drink with meals.

The 6th stage of the Tour passes in front of Les Camélias. Explore the final of this stage in Google Earth: TDF-2008-stage-6.kmz (select the "fly" track - but do not enable it! - and click on "Start Tour").

Like Rolf Sorensen in 1996, the winner of the Tour de France stage to Super-Besse of July 10 will win a Salers-cow with calf. Rolf Sorensen did never show up to collect his prize in 1996. Still again this year, a cow with calf to be won. Value: € 3,000.

Thanks to motor cycling guests, Les Camelias now also has six GPS-motor bike routes. The magnificent routes vary in distance from 77 to 183 miles.

Clermont-Ferrand is the city of Michelin. Bibendum - the Michelin man - is the logo of Michelin. Until August 31 the history of the 110-year-old Bibendum is displayed in the Musee d'Art-Roger Quilliot in Clermont-Ferrand.

The first cyclists have done the Les Camélias climb time trial. The time of Martijn Tusveld - only 14 years old - might be hard to beat. The time trial goes from Le Mont-Dore to the Col de la Croix Morand and covers 6,7 kms and 370 meters of climbing. This year the col is part of the Tour de France stage of 10 July.

Some new photos have been added to the website and we have amended the page with travel information: a touristic route to Les Camélias has been added. We have also added some entries to the calendar.

For greater flexibility when having groups staying at Les Camélias we have purchased some single beds. And since we want to guarantee a great night's sleep to our guests, many different mattresses were tested in the store. A strenuous activity.

Not only is the summer calendar online since a couple of days, our website is also ready for the summer season. Summer activities are shown more at the top of the menu, the summer logo is prominently present and pictures have been replaced by more sunny ones.