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The haute-loire
Topic | Sciences and discovery |
Departure | LE PUY-EN-VELAY (43) |
Details | The Haute-Loire used to be a very religious region where numerous amazing architectural wonders are part of the landscape. |
Touring Chaise-Dieu

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'
Accommodation nearby
Discovering Puy-en-Velay

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
Accommodation nearby
Lavaudieu

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
Accommodation nearby
Saint-Julien-Chapteuil

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
Accommodation nearby
Brioude

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
Accommodation nearby
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Tourism near

- 4 Museum
- 3 Monuments
Musée Crozatier
Musée archéologique de la porte du Croux
Musée des Beaux-Arts
Musée des Manufactures de Dentelles
Tours

Sciences and discovery

Sciences and discovery
Information within a radius of 30 km