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

Funicular
63240 Mont-Dore

The Capucin funicular, France's first electric funicular (1898), connects Mont-Dore to the Salon du Capucin in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with a 175-metre elevation.

Fountain
63000 Clermont-Ferrand

The Urban II fountain, a 19th-century neo-Gothic monument in Clermont-Ferrand, commemorates the first crusade. In Volvic lava and bronze, it dominates the Victory Square.

Lions Fountain
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.

Fountain
63000 Clermont-Ferrand

The Delille Fountain, built around 1875 in Clermont-Ferrand, is a historic monument in cast iron and stone, decorated with sculptures and equipped with a unique underground hydraulic system in Auvergne.

Fountain
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.

Fountain
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.

Flamboyant Gothic architecture
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.

Gothic Church
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.