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nice place with cafe

A very pleasant little visit, with a view of Le Puy-en-Velay and its surroundings. The castle is open almost every day; the ticket office is located near the church at the bottom of the castle. To enter the castle, you must insert a token, which is given at the ticket office.

Village center

The Polignac fortress dominates the Polignac valley and the Puy basin on an impressive basalt platform (remnant of an ancient lava flow).

As the sign clearly indicates, you are at a place called Le Cros, on a very small part of the Chemin de Saint-Jacques. You can take this path to reach Le Puy-en-Velay located further south. From this town begins the via Podiensis. The Puy route is with the Arles route, the Tours route and the Vézelay route, one of the four paths leading to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. From there begins the French way which crosses the Pyrenees to reach Santiago de Compostela.

This town, like so many others in the department of La Haute-Loire, is located at the foot of a volcano. The department has more than 500. This once very prosperous village is dominated by "La Potence". This name is given to the particular ruins of its medieval castle, which dominates the village.

Who dreams of having a pleasure castle, just to change their minds on the weekend? Well, that's what the Polignac family allowed themselves! This line is still current and the current Duke of Polignac stays there from time to time. The building dominates the river and impresses with its majestic architecture. The castle dates from the Middle Ages but has been remodeled over the centuries.

Church without columns, almost a mini Hagia Sophie, impressive from the 12th century.