The Basilica of Orcival, pearl of the Mont-Dore - Nested in the beautiful Sioulot valley (vallée du Sioulot), the village of Orcival and its andesite and lauze houses surrounding its Romanesque Basilica, will delight you. Built during the 12th century, this jewel of Romanesque architecture is one of the five major basilicas of Auvergne. Built with volcanic stones near the mountain where they came from and the river that had to be diverted for it, the Basilica offers the eye its architectural purity and its rigorous design. As the pilgrims of olden times, come to admire its archaic crypt, its richly decorated capital and its famous Virgin with its beautifully crafted ornaments, according to the legend, it was sculpted by Saint-Luke himself.

The Tuilière and Sanadoire rocks, a geological curiosity - The tour of the Tuilière and Sanadoire rocks (roches Tuilières et Sanadoire), in the heart of the Sancy massif, is unmissable if you like walking at high altitudes and wide-open horizons. In a still wild environment, you climb up to 4250ft (1288m) and admire a listed site made of 2 rocky peaks enclosing and guarding the valley as sentries. This surprising site was watched over by a castle until the 15th century and was a former lauze quarry but it is above all a testimony of the volcanic activity that shook the region. Here, nature performs wonders.