NONETTE
Read moreNonette, from the top of its volcanic dyke, offers one of the most beautiful panoramas of the region on the hills Dore, Le, Cantal, Livradois, the County, the Cézallier, the Domes Domes. The village, dominated by the Allier, preserved its remains as well as beautiful mansions of the th and th centuries. The church Saint-Nicolas, a Romanesque building enlarged in the Gothic era, has a very beautiful portal, interesting capitals, a th century Nonette marble bust representing Christ. The castle, currently in ruins, was in turn possession of the Comptours of Apchon, the Dukes of Auvergne, the royalty, the Duke of Berry who made one of its favorite residences. He did not survive, like many others, the wave of demolition undertaken by Richelieu. Note that Nonette is a town-stage of the Tour de France Mountain Bike.