The haute-loire

The tour of the city includes

• The Benedictin abbey, the highest in Europe in altitude
• The Wax museum
• The Wood and forest museum

Lunch in la Chaise-Dieu then

• Visite of the 'Jardin des Nielles et des Senteurs' in Saint-Victor-sur-Arlanc
• Walk on the 'Coulée de Bourriane' 

Things to see:

• The Notre Dame du Puy cathedral and the Rocher Corneille cloister
• The statue of Notre Dame de France Rocher
• The Aiguilhe Chapel
• The Saint-Joseph d'Espaly Sanctuary
• The Crozatier Museum in Puy-en-Velay
• The Chateau de Lacoute-Polignac, looming over the Gorges of the Loire
• Museum Crozatier

Things to see:

• The Benedictin abbey and its Romanesque cloister
• The museum of 'Arts et Traditions Populaires' de Haute-Loire
• The 'Carrefour du Vitrail' (stained glass windows workshop)
• The Paleontology museum in Chilhac
• The castle and the Lafayette museum in Chavaniac-Lafayette

Things to see:

• The ruins of Chapteuil Castle
• The Jules Romain Museum
• The abbey and the castle of Monastier-sur-Gazeille
• The museum Archeo-logis in Goudet-Arlampes
• The castle dating from the 12th and 13th century listed as a historical monument

Things to see in Brioude:

• The Saint Julien Basilica
• The Hotel de la Dentelle (lace museum)
• The Lace museum
• The Salmon and river museum
• The village of Lamothe
• The castle of Auzon