PUY-EN-VELAY BALLOON FESTIVAL (43 Haut-Loire, Auvergne) 11th-13th November 2005 - over the Armistice Day Weekend - 40 or so balloonists from around the world do their thing in the volcanic region of the Auvergne - already 600m above sea level, the surrounding peaks apparently make for interesting air flows for lift - should be quite a sight if the weather is fine! In French a hot air balloon is called a "Montgolfier" after the brothers who claim to have invented it!
- see www.ot-lepuyenvelay.fr
For more French events see www.frenchduck.co.uk
Keywords: France,balloon,Puy,Auvergne
