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

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.

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.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
63190 Ravel

The Château de Ravel, located in the Puy-de-Dôme, is a medieval building transformed in the 17th and 18th centuries, combining Gothic architecture and classic salons in a seigneurial setting preserved since 1147.

Château fort
63530 Volvic

The castle of Tournoel, medieval fortress of the 12th, 14th and 15th centuries, dominates the plain of Limagne since Volvic (Puy-de-Dôme). Ranked a historic monument in 1889, it was a strategic issue between Counts of Auvergne and kings of France.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
63340 Villeneuve

Villeneuve-Lembron Castle, built at the end of the 15th century in Villeneuve (Puy-de-Dôme), is a historical monument combining medieval architecture and Renaissance decorations, famous for its murals and its role as seigneurial residence in Auvergne.

Eglise gothique
63160 Billom

The Collège Saint-Cerneuf de Billom, built in the 11th and 11th centuries, is an ancient Romanesque and Gothic church located in the Puy-de-Dôme, famous for its crypt, medieval murals and rich historical furniture.

Fontaine
63450 Saint-Saturnin

The Saint-Saturnin Fountain, built in the early 16th century, is a listed historical monument located in the Puy-de-Dôme, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Its polygonal basin and octagonal barrel adorned with ECU make it a remarkable example of Renaissance sculpture.

Fontaine des Lions
63730 Plauzat

The fountain of the Lions of Plauzat, a 19th-century stone sculpture of Volvic, adorns the church square in this auvergnat village. Its lions and sirens make it an emblematic monument.