Closed by Le Puy-en-Velay on the road from Brioude, you will see a magnificent spectacle on the…read moreleft. And you never grew tired of it. This is the castle of Polignac, one of the oldest noble families in France The Castle fortress from the Middle Ages was built on the top of a high plateau which cliffs 100 m high. From up there, the position was strategic. Now it offers a remarkable view of Polignac (village) the countryside and the city of Puy. The visits of the castle are recommended, whether free or organized.

At 1000 metres altitude La Chaise-Dieu has been built on a plateau. It currently has about 750…read moreinhabitants. And yet! The history of La Chaise-Dieu is a religious adventure. Casa Dei or House of God. A Benedictine abbey was founded in 1043 allowing the emergence of the village. Artists and monks, lawyers and merchants will settle the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Large families in the region are making donations, the popes stay. In short golden age that lasted more or less up to the Revolution, the abbey La Chaise-Dieu suffer badly. From everything past that is still there then? It remains the magnificent Benedictine Abbey to see! The city has sought to revive in creating the music festival La Chaise-Dieu, thanks to the vigilance and participation faithful Georges Cziffra, great Hungarian pianist, who died in 1968. But if the festival is internationally renowned, the public is notified and places are expensive La Chaise-Dieu is a city to visit from spring to autumn. The winter is a bit (for me) the atmosphere of the film The watchmaker of Saint-Paul!