Château de la Rochelambert

#3224 among destinations in France

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The Château de la Rochelambert is an eleventh century residence carved into a basalt cliff, the remains of an ancient volcano, located in the Borne valley in Marcilhac in the commune of Saint-Paulien.

Coordinates: 45°7'20"N, 3°47'26"E

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Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance

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Château de la Rochelambert – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Le Puy Cathedral, Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe, Château d'Allègre, Blanzac.

7 miSE
Romanesque cathedral with striped facade
Le Puy Cathedral, Le Puy-en-Velay
179 min walk • Le Puy Cathedral, formally known as Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy, is an architectural treasure nestled in the heart of Le Puy-en-Velay, France. This historic cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is renowned for its unique blend of Romanesque architecture...
6.7 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Historical place
Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe, Le Puy-en-Velay
172 min walk • Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe is a chapel in Aiguilhe, near Le Puy-en-Velay, France. The chapel is reached by 268 steps carved into the rock. It was built in 969 on a volcanic plug 85 metres high. The surface on top of the plug is 57 metres in diameter.
6.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Château d'Allègre, Allègre
172 min walk • The Château d'Allègre is a ruined castle in the commune of Allègre in the Haute-Loire département of France.
2.7 miE
Locality
Blanzac
69 min walk • Blanzac is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
6.8 miSE
Church
St. Lawrence Church, Le Puy-en-Velay
173 min walk • The Saint-Laurent church is a Catholic church located in Puy-en-Velay, France. It houses, in the choir, a tomb containing the entrails of the Constable Bertrand Du Guesclin.
6.9 miSE
Historical place, Memorial
Statue de Notre-Dame de France, Le Puy-en-Velay
177 min walk • The statue of Notre-Dame de France is a monumental cast iron work located in the city of Le Puy-en-Velay in France. Built between 1856 and 1860, from cannons captured during the siege of Sebastopol and on the plans of Jean-Marie Bonnassieux, it was...
5 miSE
Forts and castles
Château de Polignac, Polignac
128 min walk • The castle of Polignac is a fortified castle standing in the commune of Polignac near Le Puy-en-Velay, in the French department of Haute-Loire in France.
5.1 miE
Forts and castles
Château de Lavoûte-Polignac, Lavoûte-sur-Loire
129 min walk • The castle of Lavoûte-Polignac is a castle located in Lavoûte-sur-Loire, in the Haute-Loire department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It was the favorite residence of the Polignac family, a very old French family whose genealogy can be traced...
1.4 miNE
Church
St. George's Church, Saint-Paulien
35 min walk • The church of Saint-Georges de Saint-Paulien is a Romanesque church from Auvergne located in Saint-Paulien in the French department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
4.9 miSE
Church
St. Martin's Church, Polignac
125 min walk • The Saint-Martin church is a Catholic church located in Polignac in Haute-Loire, France.
4.2 miSW
Church
St. Bartholomew's Church
108 min walk • The Saint-Barthélémy church is a Catholic church located in Chaspuzac, France.

Château de la Rochelambert

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Château de la Rochelambert – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)