Le Buron
Cheeses from Auvergne mainly made with unpasteurized milk and from Cantal. Cold cuts: hams, sausages, pâtés… Local wines and alcohols. Salers meat: sausages, pâtés…
Show moreSaint-Martin church
To discover : a stoup carved from a cube shaped marble or alabaster block. Listed as Historical Monument, the 12th c. baptistery is adorned with interlacings and rests on 3 sculptures, including 2 lions. Above the baptistery, small paintings evoking the life of St. Martin. In the choir, recent restoration work has revealed remarkable murals from the 17th c..
Show moreVal St. Jean lake
pedal boats, fishing no-kill, orienteering trail, children’s play area, beach volley ball, scenic footpaths round the lake (a 45 mn walk), picnic area, and snack bar.
Show moreNotre-Dame-des-Miracles basilica
In 1921, Pope Benoit 15th gave the church the rare and highly regarded title of minor basilica, which confers major importance over any other churches in the diocese, cathedral excepted. Although partly altered throughout the centuries, this is the most important Romanesque building in the Cantal, and the one and only basilica. It features an exceptional west door with a unique tympanum, and the chevet on the eastern side is the oldest part. To the right hand side of the southern door, you notice the “Lantern to the dead” which is from the 13thc., and was placed there in the last century.
Show moreSaint-Pierre monastery
It has been extensively reshaped over the centuries due to changes or destruction. The capitular room (11thc.) is adorned with columns from a gallo-roman building. The eastern gallery in the cloister displays Romanesque and gothic features.
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