Chapel of Saint-Michel, Fontanges
Located at the entrance of the village of Fontanges, the Chapel of Saint-Michel, inaugurated in 1901, has the peculiarity of having been dug into an enormous volcanic rock surmounted by a statue of the Virgin Mary.
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Church of Saint-Vincent, Fontanges
The church is one of the very few Gothic buildings in the Haute-Auvergne and preserves a Romanesque bell tower.
Saint-Mathieu, Salers
Built outside the fortifications of the castle and those of the upper town, it bears witness to a composite ensemble of multiple constructions, fires and restorations.
Anjony Castle Chapel, Tournemire
The Chapel with its fresco decorations depicting scenes from the Passion had to be undertaken by Louis III of Anjony, lord of the place since 1526, to compensate for the fact that attendance at the parish church had become impossible for them after the assassination of the parish priest by the Tournemire family.
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