Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Cantal

Romanesque Church
15100 Alleuze

The church of Saint-Illide d'Alleuze, a Catholic building of the 12th and 15th centuries, stands near the village of La Barge, in the Cantal, in the heart of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, marked by its medieval history and successive reconstructions.

Belfry
15140 Salers

The belfry of Salers, also known as Tour de l'Horloge, is a medieval monument from the 14th to 16th centuries located in the historic centre of Salers, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It combines ogival door and square and round towers.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
15800 Raulhac

Messilhac Castle, built in the 12th century in Raulhac (Cantal), is a medieval fortress transformed into a Renaissance residence in the 16th century, classified as a historical monument since 1921.

Viaduct
15390 Ruynes-en-Margeride

The viaduct of Garabit, a 19th century railway masterpiece, is a 565 m long metal bridge located in Ruynes-en-Margeride (Cantal), designed by Gustave Eiffel and Léon Boyer to cross the gorges of the Truyère.

Tower
15130 Saint-Simon

The tower of Saint-Simon, an ancient medieval Romanesque tower of the twelfth century, is joined to the church of Saint-Sigismon in the village of Saint-Simon, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Built of stone, it served as a shelter and grain silo.

Medieval bridge
15230 Sainte-Marie

The Tréboul Bridge, built in the 14th to 15th centuries in Sainte-Marie (Cantal), is an ancient stone vaulted bridge, now submerged by Lake Sarrans. Ranked a historic monument in 1927, it reappears when the dam was drained.

Private hotel classified
15140 Salers

The Hotel de La Ronade, 15th-century urban residence in Salers (Cantal), is a historical andesite residence, emblematic of the André de La Ronade family, magistrates of the local bailliage.

Romanesque Church
15210 Ydes

The Saint-Georges church of Ydes-Bourg, a 12th century Romanesque auvergnat building, stands in Ydes (Cantal), classified as a historic monument since 1862 for its carved porch and remarkable bedside.