History |
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The Auvergne has more than five hundred Romanesque
churches, some of which are considered to be the best in France,
ten spa towns and around fifty châteaux. |
Clermont Ferrand |
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The imposing Cathedral Note Dame in Clermont Ferrand was built
in the local black volcanic stone, constructed between the 13th
and 19th centuries. The Romanesque church Notre Dame du Port was
built in the 11th-12th centuries and was nominated as a world heritage
site by UNESCO in 1998.
Clermont-Ferrand's most famous public square is place de Jaude,
on which stands a grand statue of Vercingetorix sitting imperiously
on a horse and holding a glaive. The inscription reads: J'ai pris
les armes pour la liberté de tous (English: I took to arms
for the liberty of all). This statue was sculpted by Frédéric
Bartholdi, who also created the Statue of Liberty. |
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Vichy |
| Puy-de-Dôme |
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| Oradour Sur Glanes |
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| Bourbon l'Archambault |
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| Montluçon |
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