text: Many tourists heading to southern France and Spain follow this route because it is direct and without tolls for the 340 k between Clermont-Ferrand and PÃ zenas , except for the bridge itself .
simplified: Many tourists heading to southern France and Spain follow this route because it is direct and without tolls for the 340 km between Clermont-Ferrand and PÃ zenas , except for the bridge itself .