Our Lady of Monton, the monumental statue of the Virgin Mary built in order to redeem the atrocities of the French Revolution stands next to a WWI German gun
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Monton troglodyte dwellings in Puy-de-Dome
Monton troglodyte dwellings near Clermont-Ferrand in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in Auvergne were listed in the inventory of ‘picturesque sites’ in 1987
Puy de Dome – Volcano in Chaine des Puys
The Puy de Dome in Auvergne, listed as Grand Site de France and the highest volcano in the Chaine des Puys, a 40km long range of eighty dormant volcanoes
Volcanoes – Auvergne Region – Central France
Auvergne is in the Massif Central, a land of 450 dormant volcanoes spread in the Chaîne des Puys, Monts Dore, Artense, Cézallier and Monts du Cantal
Bleu d’Auvergne – Blue Cheese – Auvergne
Bleu d’Auvergne one of the AOC and AOP cheeses of Auvergne, a blue cheese invented in 1845 by Antoine Roussel a local cheese producer from the Cantal region
Fourme d’Ambert – Blue Cheese in Auvergne
The AOC and AOP Fourme d’Ambert, a mild blue cheese produced form pasteurized cow’s milk and one of the oldest cheeses from the region Auvergne
Saint Nectaire Cheese – Fromage Auvergne
Saint Nectaire, an uncooked pressed cheese from Auvergne exclusively produced from Salers cow’s milk and protected by an AOC and AOP
Salers Cheese and Cows in Massif Central
Salers, one of the oldest cheeses of Auvergne, an uncooked pressed cheese exclusively produced from Salers cow’s raw milk collected between 15Apr and 15Nov
Cantal Cheese – Auvergne – Massif central
Cantal cheese, a hard or semi-hard cheese produced from Salers cow’s milk collected from 15Nov to 15Apr and one of the oldest cheeses produced in Auvergne
Cheeses – Auvergne – Massif Central – France
Auvergne produces some of the French cheeses which are grouped in 4 categories and 8 families among which 56 are protected and regulated by an AOC or AOP
Saint Yorre – Natural Spring in Auvergne
Saint Yorre is the marketing brand name of a group of carbonated natural mineral water sources known as sources Royale near Vichy in Auvergne
Le Puy en Velay – Auvergne – Massif Central
Notre-Dame-du-Puy Cathedral in Le Puy en Velay in Auvergne was listed as a World Heritage Site part of the French Chemins of Santiago de Compostela