FRANCE - Auvergne
Le-PUY-en-VELAY
Le Puy-en-Velay is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Located near the Loire River, the city is famous for its cathedral, for a kind of lentil, for its lace-making, as well as for being the origin of the Chemin du Puy, one of the principal origin points of the pilgrimage route of Santiago de Compostela in France. Le Puy-en-Velay had a population around 20,000. Le Puy-en-Velay's most striking attraction is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy, dating chiefly from the first half of the 12th century. The façade, striped in courses of white sandstone and black volcanic breccia, is reached by a flight of sixty steps.The cathedral has been a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1998, as part of the "Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France".
BEST TIME to VISIT AUVERGNE
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to Le-Puy-en-Velay
From June to September
street view
Cathedral on a peak
street view
street view
landscape
cathedral
old door
Cathedral - cloister
old houses
old houses
Cathedral - cloister
shop
cathedral
cathedral
cathedral
large cathedral entrance
Historic city - street view
Historic city - old door
Historic city - Cathedral - Cloister
Historic city - Cathedral - Cloister
Historic city - street view
Historic city - Cathedral - Statue
The iron statue of Notre-Dame de France (The Virgin Mary) overlooking the town was designed by the French sculptor Jean-Marie Bonnassieux, and is made from 213 Russian cannons taken in the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855).[
Historic city - Old house - Door
Historic city - old house
Historic city - street view with the cathedral
Historic city - Cathedral
Historic city - street view
Historic city - street view
Historic city - Narrow street
Historic city - Cathedral - Cloister - statue
Historic city - large statue
Historic city - Cathedral - Cloister - statue
Historic city - street view
Historic city - colorful shop
Historic city - street view