Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral Complex

The peaks and hills of Le Puy-en-Velay are beautiful in their own right, but when you add the town's stunning architecture on top, you're left with some of the most visually impressive sights in France. So, before you step inside the cathedral to admire the Romanesque decor, make sure to enjoy the views of the town. * A site of pilgrimage for more than 1,000 years, the Le Puy-en-Velay Cathedral Complex might already be familiar to anyone devout in Catholicism. But whether spiritual or secular, this point on the route of Santiago de Compostela is worth stepping inside.