Forget everything you think you know about Clermont-Ferrand.
Dark in its architecture and its historic buildings, built in Volvic stone, the capital of Auvergne is lively, joyful and lively, with a valued heritage.
Witness the renovated private mansions, Fontfreyde, Savaron or Chazerat, the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption cathedral, a Gothic building with two emblematic towers or the Romanesque basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Port, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unesco for its remarkable choir adorned with sculpted capitals and its crypt containing a Black Virgin which attracts crowds of pilgrims.
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In the picturesque alleys of the medieval centre, certain details remind us that the city was built on a history of rivalry.
A battle between Clermont (the former Augustonemetum) and Montferrand, a fortified town founded in the 12th century.
After long years of conflict, the two neighbors were unified in 1630. But it was not until the 20th century that the…
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