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Theme Week Auvergne – Le Puy-en-Velay

29 July 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time: 8 minutes

Chapel Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe © W. Bulach/cc-by-sa-4.0

Le Puy-en-Velay (literally Le Puy in Velay; Occitan: Lo Puèi de Velai) is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Located near the river Loire, 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. In 2017, the commune had a population of 18,995. read more…

Chapel of Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe in France

17 July 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General Reading Time: 4 minutes

Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe (St. Michael of the Needle) is a chapel in Aiguilhe, near Le Puy-en-Velay in France. The chapel is reached by 268 steps carved into the rock. It was built in 969 on a volcanic plug 85 metres (279 ft) high. The surface on top of the plug is 57 metres (187 ft) in diameter. read more…