Helen, From Paris, Gare de Lyon, take the TGV to St. Etienne-Chateauc. Which goes via Lyon. In St.Etienne-Chateauc. you change to a local train to Le Puy-en-Velay. All together it is a journey of about 5 houres Jan en Erna Brilleman e-mail: janathedinghsweert.org ernaathedinghsweert.org homepage: http://home.wanadoo.nl/janbrilleman