ボーリュの天然記念物・トップ6

You can ride right up to the castle then climb up onto the top. The views spectacular

From the bridge over the Loire and then to the right is a drama! Too narrow, poorly visible and even dangerous. Over the road to Artias is much better.

Interesting to see that there is a "mountain of joy" not only in Spanish Galicia, but also here in southeastern France. These two places not only have the name in common, but also the first view of the towers of the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela with the tomb of the Holy Apostle James the Elder, or of the cathedral with the black Madonna of Le-Puy. en-Velay. The small pile of stones that have accumulated at this point, however, is reminiscent of the Spanish "Cruz de Ferro" (iron cross) on Monte Irago.

The Château d'Artias, whose existence dates back at least to the 10th century, suffered during the French Revolution, a period from which the castle was used as a stone quarry. The ruins are now classified as Historic Monuments. Its location on a pyramidal rock block makes it quite a spectacular place.

Mézères is a remarkable village and should appear in my opinion in the list of the most beautiful villages of France. The inhabitants knew how to make marvelous use of the volcanic environment of their country. The houses are built of phonolites and other volcanic stones, and instead of tiles to cover the roofs, there are lauzes (large and heavy flat stones). On the town you will also find a basalt organ, proof of the intense geological activity, 12 million years ago.

The Suc de Bartou and the Rocher de Costaros are two small mountains neighboring each other, culminating at almost 1,000 meters and resulting from strong volcanic activity. The small mountains are clearly visible from the village of Chamalières-sur-Loire.

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The Corboeuf ravine, a multicolored clay canyon between volcanoes and the Swiss gorges, is one of the most impressive natural monuments in Haute-Loire.