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The country of Pradelles
The bell tower with comb is typical of our
region. You will find it in all the villages. From the XII-th
century to the XVIth century their impressive size gives an
idea of the past splendour. Here, that of Landos is provided
with 4 bells.
The castle of Thord of Saint - Haon, XIX-th century, is attached
to a building of farm. Its yard and its garden overhang the
valley of Allier (private site not opened to the public).
Bristly and raised cliffs towards the sky, put on a bed of
brooms, the throats of Méjeanne accommodated the fairies
formerly. Today delivered to roe deers and to the wild boars,
they will offer you of magnificent and wild landscapes.
Cave of Baume in Saint-Arcons-de-Barges. In thanking for the
source with supernatural virtues, a statue of the virgin Marie
was placed in a natural cavity within a former flow of lava.
On every first Sunday by August 15, a mass is celebrated there.
Saint - Arcons-de-Barges, as Lafarre Arlempdes is a part of
most ancient villages. They are placed in small valleys, shielded
from winds.
The commonplace oven: in every village, even the most modest,
it was of use to the community to cook there the bread. Today,
some are reused during local fairs.
Arlempdes's castle, spectacularly placed on a basaltic spur,
it belonged to the family of Poitiers from 1429. II was offered
to Diane, the concubine of Henri II who engraved in it her
badge in 1529. She took then the name of " The Lady d'
Arlempdes ", it is today classified ancient memorial.
Nature, the great spaces, but you will never be alone, look
well!!! Hidden behind tree stumps, the trolls and the sprites
observe you and see.
Pradelles given evidence fortified town from Xth century was
the fortress of the high meadows at first: " the castrum
pratellae ". The limits of the castle let appear magnificent
arches of time of the Renaissance.
To walk on the former rail, the Cycle-rail will be able to
transport you from Landos to Langogne, from Pradelles.
Classified among the most beautiful villages of France, she
is still the guard of the roads of Auvergne and Midi. In times
of peace, the oil, the wine and the salt passed in transit
there on mules back, replaced in war period by the powder
and the ammunitions. In the union of three provinces, Velay,
Vivarais and Gévaudan, one finds on its badge the three
wings which symbolize this union.
Overhung by the tray of Devès, the 1200 hectares of
the lake of Naussac will give you the possibility to devote
yourself to water sports.
In the confluence of Tioule and Allier, Jonchères's
castle is built on a steep rocky spur. Jonchères's
baronnie recovered from the bishop's palace of Puy in 1164.
It is classified ancient memorial.
Overhanging the right bank of Allier, the basalt columns of
Saint - Haon, hide Neolithic protections and were of use of
perch to the castle of Saint Haon's Rochefort. Today, only
birds of prey are bosses of it.
On foot or on horseback. Freely or on marked out circuits,
you will be able to borrow the paths of Regordane, of Stevenson.
You will feel then the dimension of our great spaces.
The beautiful name of the " new world " was given
by the local farmers, to the village established in 1870 by
the workers of the railway who built the surprising viaduct
of 28 arcs in quarter of circle which steps over the confluence
of Allier and Chapeauroux. It is one of the numerous works
of the line Paris - Nîmes which goes along the set of
the throats of Allier.
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