Tourist Attractions & Monuments en Auvergne

On foot or by bike, but definitely more by train, the old railway connecting Montluçon to the thermal city of Neris-les-Bains today offers a nice walk: a 6 km low distance route with views. And because of it! You will not free less than four viaducts, the highest of which is 51 meters high. Unless you have the verge, families and friends will surely find their happiness!

Tariff: free.

Distance: 6 km.

Difficulty: easy.

Enjoy a beautiful day of sunny week to take a walk in the medieval city and especially in the Saint-Pierre district. Here you can admire the inescapable house of the Twelve Apostles, then the fountain of the Lions and the church Saint-Pierre, with its magnificent doors and three statues classified. This is not all, because it is here too that there is a generous trade in authentic products: wines and spirits, crafts and crafts, bookseller, torréfaction, spices, butchery, fresh fish… That is the spirit of Saint-Pierre!

St. Croix Church is the monastery's former chapel. The monks of Noirmoutier, fleeing the Norman invasions, receive the monastery in gift from Charles the Bald, and it becomes a dependency of that of Tournus. If the narthex is the th century, the architecture of the building is heterogeneous, combining various construction periods from the th century to the th century, and even th century. Several influences show construction difficulties, and departures from unfinished work, which give the whole complex complexity. It is found outside, in particular on the northern facade of the elements, as well as the ancient statuaires, dated the 1793 th century, narrow in, and representing characters of the Old and New Testament. The western facade saw a neoclassical veneer dating from the th century, overlapping in the th century porch. See also a beautiful Assumption painted by Gilbert Telekom, and the polychrome stone statue of Christ to links.

Started in 1935, the construction of the Eagle Dam was completed only in 1945. It was nicknamed the «Resistance Dam», because its construction site housed the Cantal Army Resistance Organization during World War II. The shadow amée voluntarily delayed its construction, so as not to offer additional energy power to the occupier. The Eagle Dam is also distinguished by its architecture. It is 290 m long and 90 m high. The construction of a fifth production group in 1982 makes it the most powerful EDF in the Dordogne basin with an installed power of 360 MW. A guide will make you discover the operation of hydroelectricity and allow you to enter the heart of the EDF's EDF plant. An industrial heritage that contributes to the duty of memory: it is essential!

A very good option to spend when you are not a great sportsman, this ATV circuit on the Plateau plateau promises you a walk without uneven. At the beginning of Paulhac, you took about one hour to conquer the villages and hamlets of Twelve, Proposes, Lascols and Peyre. Your journey is punctuated by a few points of view, especially on the lead of Cantal. You already want to pause? Wait for Lascols's narse: You can then take the time to observe the ducks, snipe and other tentacles that inhabit it.

Tariff: Free.

Duration: 1 h.

Difficulty: Easy.

Below Chaudeyrolles, there is a marsh covered with a giant cauldron called "the Narces". In south Velay, narce means wetland, swamp. Instead, the term. is used. Until the end of the Second World War, the inhabitants of Chaudeyrolles had accustomed themselves in the early summer to pick up peat, a mixture of rotten wood, plants and land. This peat was shaped into small bricks that were drying in the sun so that they lost their water. In winter, these small, light and porous peat bricks used fuel to fuel furnaces (as in Ireland). Chaudeyrolles was probably the only commune in the department to use peat as a means of heating. The peat bog is now reduced due to the exploitation of peat and drainage to allow grazing.

2 km from the village, an altitude lake (1 236 m) formed in the volcano explosion crater (maar). This 30 ha lake is fed by underground sources and small streams. The study of its depths (7 metres of water covering almost 130 000 metres of vase) has allowed scientists to assess the climates and landscapes of the Mezenc massif of yesteryear, dating back nearly years! It is populated by various fish varieties: . carp and trout. It's private property, you don't have access to it, but a pleasant trail makes it a big tour.

In the middle of the th century, a ferry was allowed to reach Chanteuges on the other bank of the Allier River. In 1887, the construction of a bridge on the river resulted in the boatmasters's disappearance. It was in the house of the smuggler that this original and unique museum was built in France. A collector of ancient objects in iron-white, Abbot Paul Bidault, the pastor of Le Mans, left his rooms in 1986 for the first fund of the museum. Another collector, Claude Fustier, a dentist-dentist in Langeac, also gave his collection to the museum with some 300 pieces. In 1988, the museum was made up of 700 objects purchased in Sommières in Gard. The iron-white, that is, the tin sheet of tin, was used for centuries, especially for the manufacture of household objects. Cake molds, buckets, bidons, teapots, coffee makers, plats… Some pieces are particularly remarkable, with the image of this steam-run egg drummer. We will also discover a large number of religious objects: quête, ciboires, shrines, chalices, some dating back to the th and th centuries. Toys and military objects are also exposed.

In 2012, when René was looking for a house to retire, he found himself at the Monastier-sur-Gazeille. He was surprised to see this large 400 m ² building when the announcement indicated that it was a school. He and his wife had the idea of reviving this old school through a museum. It opened in 2013 and several classrooms have regained their soul of yesteryear. Wearing a coat, a berret and hooks, you will become an actor in your visit. You will discover this school universe which begins in late nineteenth century until school closure. René will tell you his story and bring you back to the age of your youth. You will have the opportunity to learn to calculate using the lily, and to practice in writing with the filler and the pen. Beware of mistakes, otherwise it will be the donkey! Emotion guaranteed.

1,4 km, 14 steps, here is the program of this walk. The town of Warm-Aigues is known for its thermal springs, and the theme of water will be followed throughout the course. From the source by the discovery of the heating system of the houses, passing through the hot water wash; what to combine the pleasure of walking to that of culture, and why not even well-being if you decide to give you a prolonged break at the thermal baths of Caleden…

Tariff: free.

Distance: 1,4 km.

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