Palais Ideal du Facteur Cheval, the postman’s dream palace
Ferdinand Cheval, a rural postman who built from 1879 to 1912 his dream palace, the Palais Ideal du Facteur Cheval, a masterpiece of Naïve Architecture
Tournemire, one of the most beautiful villages in France
Tournemire, one of the most beautiful villages in France, nestled in the heart of the Auvergne Volcanoes Natural Park in the Cantal department
Auzon, Petite Cité de Caractère in Auvergne
Auzon, a picturesque medieval town of Auvergne boasts an exceptional heritage that earned it the ranking of Petite Cité de Caractère
Pont du Diable medieval bridge in Chalencon
The Lord of Chalencon built the Pont du Diable – Devil’s Bridge in the 10th century to ease the transport of goods between his castle and the Rhône Valley
Herisson, a medieval walled village ranked ‘small town of character’
Herisson, a picturesque medieval village nestled at the foot of the vestiges of the castle of the Dukes of Bourbon and ranked ‘small city of character’
Les Monts Dore, ancient volcanoes of the Massif Central
Les Monts Dore, a group of ancient volcanoes in the heart of the Massif Central, whose highest peak, Puy de Sancy, is France’s highest volcano
Les Grottes de Perrier – Auvergne’s largest troglodyte site
Les Grottes de Perrier – Village des Roches, the largest troglodyte site in Auvergne, lies in the heart of the Auvergne volcanoes region.
Bourbon-l’Archambault, spa town and cradle of the Bourbons Kings
Bourbon-l’Archambault, a famed spa town nestled in a valley of the historic Bourbonnais, and the cradle of the dynasty of Dukes of Bourbon, Kings of France
Le Lioran – Family ski resort in the Cantal Mountains
Le Lioran, a ski resort on the slopes of Plomb du Cantal, the highest extinct volcano of Cantal and 2nd highest peak of Massif Central
Mères Lyonnaises – Lyon gastronomy’s pioneers
Mères Lyonnaises is the generic name given to the women cooks who started Lyon’s culinary tradition and earned it the rank of French capital of gastronomy
Canuts Lyonnais – La Croix-Rousse silk-weavers
Canuts were the silk-weavers who worked and lived in the Quartier de la Croix-Rousse in Lyon, the French capital of silk-industry from 1536 to 1914
Chateau de Chavaniac Lafayette, Marquis de Lafayette’s birthplace
Chateau de Chavaniac Lafayette, birthplace of Gilbert Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, liberal stateman, humanist and hero of the American War of Independence