A short stroll round the centre confirmed the town's eagerness to forget the past and promote itself as a health treatment and cure centre based around its several thermal springs.
A longer stroll on Saturday took us round the main thermal springs, vieux Vichy and then along the opposite bank of the Allier river. Time for a recovery cool-down and wallow in the hotel pool before dining out again. After considering other options, we ended up in... the Brasserie de l'Opéra. Can't have too much of a good thing, and the fish was almost as good as the meat.
We took a roundabout route home on Sunday, driving south towards Clermont-Ferrand to visit the Puy de Dôme. Eventually figured out we could pay 6 euros and drive up to the top, allowing a more or less leisurely circit around the peak, and time to spend a diverting half hour watching paragliders launch themselves into the void in search of thermals.