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 La chaise-Dieu | Tence | Gorges de l'Allier | Pradelles



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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