On its basalt promontory, the town is well worth a visit: medieval streets, ramparts, 15th-century townhouses... The volcanic stone may give the impression of hardening the site, but above all it reveals the town's typical character and offers an exceptional built heritage. Remarkable views over the surrounding countryside enrich this landscape.Saint-Flour was born of a legend. In the5th century, Florus, an evangelist from Lodève, was pursued by thieves. Trapped in the southern escarpments of the future city, the rock opened up, saving his life. From then on, the site became a place of pilgrimage. Around the year 1000, the town grew around the Cluniac abbey founded by Odilon de Mercoeur, then abbot of the order and a native of the region. The town continued to grow, reaching its apogee in the 18th century as the seat of the bishopric, a commercial crossroads and a jurisdictional center with its courts, making it the capital of Haute-Auvergne.Saint-Flour boasts a number of listed monuments, including the 15th-century cathedral of Saint-Pierre, with its superb Romanesque black Christ. The Place d'Armes is home to the Haute-Auvergne and Alfred-Douët museums, and a few kilometers away you can discover the wild Truyère gorges, dominated by the Garabit viaduct and Alleuze castle. For sports enthusiasts, you're in the land of hiking and even mountain biking, with no fewer than 35 signposted circuits.

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