{"id":18249,"date":"2023-06-07T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vulcania.com\/?page_id=18249"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:33:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:33:01","slug":"vulcania-and-auvergne-rhone-alpes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vulcania.com\/en\/vulcania-and-auvergne-rhone-alpes\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulcania and Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”16893″ img_size=”” el_class=”coins-arrondis”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”intro”]Located in the heart of the volcanoes of the Cha\u00eene des Puys<\/a>, in Auvergne, in the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4nes-Alpes region, Vulcania invites you to explore the fascinating world of volcanoes and planet Earth.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”2\/6″][vc_single_image image=”16896″ img_size=”150×150″ alignment=”center” el_class=”coins-arrondis”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/6″][vc_single_image image=”16900″ img_size=”256×256″ alignment=”center” el_class=”coins-arrondis”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Vulcania, a project of the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes Regional Council<\/strong><\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In 2002, a site unique in Europe opened its doors in the heart of the Cha\u00eene des Puys… Both a science park and a family theme park, Vulcania was born of an initiative by the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes Region.<\/p>\n

Today, still with the support of the Region, Vulcania continues to innovate and renew itself to attract a wider public to discover the region and the fascinating world of the Earth sciences and the Universe.<\/p>\n

With 7 million visitors, Vulcania is a major player in tourism in Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes and a real driver of the regional economy.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The park is one of 20 sites selected by the Region to join the network of Emblematic Tourist Sites, which contribute to the national and international reputation of our region.<\/p>\n

As such, Vulcania, like all the other sites selected, is being supported in its development to take the modernisation of what it has to offer even further, with a focus on projects that are increasingly exemplary and sustainable.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The Vulcania<\/strong> adventure<\/h2>\n

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1992<\/h3>\n

The Auvergne Regional Council decided to launch a scientific park and a museum of volcanism and to set it up in the heart of the cha\u00eene des Puys, on the territory of the Regional Natural Park (a former military field of 57 ha).<\/p>\n

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1994<\/h3>\n

The project (architecture and scenography) was entrusted to the Austrian architect Hans Hollein. The investment, worth around \u20ac123 million, was financed at 85% by the Region, 10% by Europe and 5% by the State.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”16931″ style=”vc_box_circle”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

February 20, 2002<\/h3>\n

Vulcania, owned by the Regional Council, opened its doors to the public. Its operation was entrusted to the SEM Volcans, with two main objectives:<\/p>\n