Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Cantal

Viaduc
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.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
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.

Beffroi
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.

Château fort
15310 Tournemire

The castle of Anjony, a 15th century medieval fortress in Tournemire (Cantal), is a rare and unspoilt example of a four-rounded dungeon, completed in the 18th century by a Louis XV house in basalt style.

Pigeonier
15800 Vic-sur-Cère

The Pigeon of the Prade, built in the 3rd quarter of the 18th century in Vic-sur-Cère (Cantal), is a rare example of high-auvergnate vernacular architecture, with its hexagonal tower on pillars and its agricultural complex preserved since 1768.

Eglise romane
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.

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.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
15130 Arpajon-sur-Cère

The castle of Conros, built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 15th and 17th centuries, dominates the valley of the Cère in Arpajon-sur-Cère (Cantal). This medieval monument, inscribed in the Historical Monuments, combines defensive architecture with Renaissance elements, testifying to its strategic and seigneurial role in Auvergne.