Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Auvergne

Pont
03000 Moulins

The Régemortes Bridge, built in the 18th century in Moulins, is an innovative stone bridge crossing the Allier, famous for its flood resistance and pioneering architecture.

Château fort
15700 Ally

The Château de La Vigne, built between the 15th and 18th centuries in Ally (Cantal), is a medieval castle transformed into an aristocratic residence, famous for its Renaissance decorations and its historical role in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Porte-de-ville
03140 Charroux

The Porte d'Orient is a 13th-century medieval gate in Charroux, a vestige of the fortified enclosure of this old town close to Bourbonnais, now integrated into a historic house.

Moulin à eau
03160 Bourbon-l'Archambault

The old mill of Bourbon-l'Archambault, fortified mill of the 15th and 19th centuries, stands in the Allier, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, reusing a medieval tower and housing a vaulted room of warheads.

Eglise romane et gothique
03210 Souvigny

The Priory Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Souvigny, founded in the 10th century in Allier, is a former Roman and Gothic Clunisian monastery, famous for its Ducal tombs and its medieval pilgrimage role in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Abbaye
03290 Dompierre-sur-Besbre

The Notre-Dame Abbey of Sept-Fons, founded in 1132 in Diou (Allier), is a Cistercian monastery and then Trappist located in Dompierre-sur-Besbre, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. A symbol of resilience, she went through wars, reforms and exiles before becoming a major spiritual and economic place, especially thanks to her products like Germalyne.

Château fort
15000 Aurillac

Château Saint-Étienne d'Aurillac, a medieval building from the 9th to the 19th century, has dominated the city from a hill at 685 m. Former Abbatial Castrum, it now houses the Volcano Museum and an environmental centre.

Eglise romane
03140 Chantelle

Saint Vincent de Chantelle Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey of the 11th and 11th centuries, dominates the Bouble à Chantelle (Allier). Ranked a historic monument, it combines Romanesque architecture and 15th century cloister, still active today.