Vulcania

Vulcania, the "European Park of Volcanism", is a park with a Volcano theme situated in Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Auvergne, France.

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, former President of France, pushed for the foundation of the park while he was president of the regional council of Auvergne. The museum was inaugurated in 2002.

The project has been intensely criticized: it appears that far fewer visitors are coming to the park than was forecast by proponents of the project, resulting in significant losses.

The primary architect of the park was Austrian Hans Hollein.

"Vulcania" is the mythical smithy of the Roman gods, described in Virgil's Aeneid 8:425.

One of the attractions is the 4-D film The Awakening of the Auvergne Giants.

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Hugo Epcr
19 August 2013
Mieux vaut arriver tôt le matin pour pouvoir avoir le temps de faire toutes les activités. Temps d'attente à chaque spot peuvent être très longs, pour des activités très courtes (<5min la plupart)
Monky D. Kimbo
30 July 2014
De nombreuses attractions ludiques pour découvrir le volcanisme tout en s'amusant. Le clou du spectacle c'est l'animation pyrotechnique de 22h avec les feux d'artifice, uniquement en été parcontre !
J'aime Attendre
19 October 2012
Les espaces de restauration sont ouverts de 11h30 à 14h30 et le snack de 10h à 18h, il est donc facilement possible d’éviter le créneau de 12h à 13h30 pour déjeuner et profiter des attractions.
Lezard38
30 July 2013
Un parc sympa pour se cultiver sur l'univers des volcans. Les enfants adoreront les attractions présentes, les adultes peut être un peu moins.
Quentin Delzant
16 August 2013
Superbe parc d'attraction pour se cultiver sur le volcan, le tout dans un paysage magnifique!!
Roland Le Joliff
28 August 2015
La visite extérieure et le cadre sont extraordinaire. Magnifique décoration
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