Lagas Farm
A new place of cultural entertainment in the Massif. On site: cycle of conferences.
A new place of cultural entertainment in the Massif. On site: cycle of conferences.
The Chartreuse de Bonnefoy was founded in 1156 on land donated by Guillaume de Fay, known as “Jordain”, lord of Mézenc. The Carthusian order chose this isolated site to found one of its monastic establishments. Guided tours offered in summer.
The Clastre farm takes its name from “cloister”. In fact, it was originally a building intended to house the monks of the Monastier Abbey. They were responsible for supervising the faithful of the parish of Sainte-Eulalie in the Middle Ages.
Stone village nestled at the bottom of a sunny valley. The main street passes in front of the Saint Sylvester church, known to house the stone of Sainte Abeille, a stone with a cupule (with a hole) which is said to cure ringing in the ears.
The town was detached from Borée and set up as an independent town in 1856. The village, at the foot of the Mézenc, is to be discovered for its architecture and especially its slate roofs, including that of the Church.
The Pradal valley is protected by its unique access. It offers us, with its landscapes, a remarkable set of hamlets with slate roofs (phonolitic rock that cuts like slate).
Vestige of the XNUMXth century Cistercian abbey (Romanesque cloister, abbey church, lay brothers' buildings, square tower, refectory... in a bucolic setting). Neo-Romanesque church with superb contemporary stained glass windows by Louis-René Petit.
The village church of Lac d'Issarlès is located on the village square. It is an XNUMXth century Romanesque-Gothic church with a porch flanked by two towers.
Impressive tower clinging to its rock below the village and above the splendid gorges of the river. This tower has been renovated but you cannot visit it because of possible rock falls!
Contemporary work by Fabienne and Serge Boÿer: Glypheins sculptors. 70 stones engraved with symbols, myths of the country of Boutières, allegory. It is an esoteric, alchemical, poetic, philosophical work, of contemplation, a place of healing.