Beautiful Romanesque basilica, excellently preserved. Columns with beautifully decorated capitals. Interesting exhibition space about architecture. Be sure to take a look at the beautiful exterior of the choir. To do this, go to the street that runs behind the church and from a side street you can go up a stairwell from which you have a beautiful view and where the architecture is explained. You wouldn't want to miss this, which means "incontournable" in French.
Beautiful, not to be missed, the majestic Gothic cathedral, built in Volvic lava stone and therefore anthracite black in colour, soars towards the sky and crowns the hill in the historic center of Clermont. The Basilica is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is located along the Pilgrim's Way to Santiago de Compostela. Furthermore, the history of the city of Clermont Ferrand is closely linked to that of the Michelin tire company.