Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Puy-de-Dôme

Eglise romane et gothique
63100 Clermont-Ferrand

Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Cathedral of Clermont-Ferrand, a 13th century Gothic masterpiece, has dominated the city since its central hill. Built in Volvic stone, it combines architectural elegance and medieval history in the heart of the Auvergne.

Architecture gothique flamboyant
63600 Ambert

The Saint John d'Ambert church, built in the 15th century in the Puy-de-Dôme, is a flamboyant Gothic jewel with a Renaissance bell tower, symbol of the Auvergnat religious heritage.

Grotte et gouffre
63610 Saint-Pierre-Colamine

The caves of Jonas, a 13th century medieval troglodytic habitat, are dug in a volcanic tuft cliff at Saint-Pierre-Colamine (Puy-de-Dôme). This fortified underground village housed up to 600 people, including monks, soldiers and peasants.

Château fort
63790 Murol

Murol Castle, built in the 12th century on a basaltic dyke, dominates the Auvergnat village of Murol. This medieval castle, renovated in the 14th and 16th centuries, combines defensive architecture and unfinished Renaissance elements.

Fontaine
63000 Clermont-Ferrand

The Fountain of Amboise, built in the 16th century at Clermont-Ferrand, is a Gothic and Renaissance monument in Volvic stone, decorated with sculptures and surmounted by a statue of a wild man, symbol of the Amboise family.

Chemins de Compostelle - Au bord des voies
63000 Clermont-Ferrand

The Notre-Dame-du-Port Basilica, a jewel of auvergnat Romanesque art, is a 12th-century collegial church located in Clermont-Ferrand, a UNESCO World Heritage site and famous for its miraculous black Virgin.

Château fort
63230 Pontgibaud

Château Dauphin is a medieval fortress of the 12th and 15th centuries in Pontgibaud (Puy-de-Dôme), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, classified historical monument, surrounded by a wooded park and a remarkable garden.

Hotel particulier classé
63000 Clermont-Ferrand

The Hotel Fontfreyde, a 16th century Renaissance jewel in Clermont-Ferrand, combines historical architecture and contemporary vocation as a photographic centre. Ranked a historic monument in 1912, it embodies the Clermont heritage in the heart of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.