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The statue is accessible from the inside. Through the small peepholes, which are accessed via a fixed ladder, you have a fantastic view.

High above the town and the surrounding area of Le Puy-en-Velay, in a very prominent position, stands the Virgin Mary - who is venerated here under the title "Notre Dame de France" - with the baby Jesus in her arms. The builders of the statue certainly wanted to ask for Mary's blessing for the town and the country.

From up there you have a wonderful view of the city.

City of cars, everywhere even in the old town. Pedestrians can always wait to cross and bikes only get paint on the road... sometimes.

A major religious building in Puy-en-Velay, Notre-Dame Cathedral offers at 7 a.m., every day from April 1 to October 31 and at 7:30 a.m., Monday to Friday, from November 1 to March 31, the blessing of pilgrims. Whether you are walking towards Compostela or not, this stop is a must in the city.

The town of Le Puy-en-Velay with its cathedral and the "Black Madonna" worshiped there for many centuries is one of the major starting points in France for the Way of St. James. This leads the pilgrim from here over the southern foothills of the Massif Central to the Pyrenees , from there (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port) then across to Spain and on to Santiago de Compostela, the tomb of the Apostle James the Greater.

For 9 euros (as of May 2023) you get an entrance ticket and an audio guide, which I can highly recommend. You get a mobile phone and headphones and depending on where you are, you get the appropriate explanations. Numerous languages are available. But these are not only sober explanations, but also living audio texts, so that you believe that the builder of this church is really talking to you when you climb the 268 steps. Also suitable medieval music. This makes visiting this extraordinary church a holistic experience.

Twisted bridge (14 s.) Listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments in 1926, the twisted bridge has spanned the Borne since the 14th century. Built in volcanic breccia, it measures 84 m and has six arches. The bridge piers are protected by slats that extend to the top of the parapet. Most are pointed, except those of the last two piers, rebuilt in 1820 following a devastating flood. The originality of the bridge lies in its layout, to which it owes its name. To guarantee its solidity, the builders of the Middle Ages ensured that the work always remained perpendicular to the current. The evolution of the axis of the bridge has therefore changed according to the displacement of the river bed.