Fours anciens
Saint-Maurice-d'Ibie possesses a lot of treasures like older bread ovens: Condamine Trois Gros, communal, Eldin and from Séveniers House.
Saint-Maurice-d'Ibie possesses a lot of treasures like older bread ovens: Condamine Trois Gros, communal, Eldin and from Séveniers House.
House is located in the narrow street of the village. The particularity of these houses is their terraces are covered with arcades, which testify to the sericulture and craft spinning history.
A medieval village with a rich past to discover, and some pre-historic sites that bear witness to its inhabitants due to the number of dolmons scattered throughout the riverbanks of Auzon, St. Germain to Lussas
The construction of the church date the 17th century. No remains of that period are present today, but its existence is referred to as early as the 11th century.
At the foot of the Coiron can be seen a basalt "neck" (mass of volcanic rock), which is surely one of the largest in Europe. In the village remains of its medieval age can be seen on its fortified gate.
The church has a strange bell tower: a 9m high statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. It is said that it would have been built in thanks for having spared the village from an epidemic of cholera which had struck the neighboring villages.
The church is one of the hundreds of places of worship of primitive Roman style built from the 11th century and has been modified several times, as often.
It was the one of the oldest and most important fiefdoms of the Barons of Aps. Located at the foot of the Coiron, the village was fortified by the 14th century. You can imagine the form of the village by tracing the remnants of the defensive wall.
You will be surprised by the architectural richness found in the city. As you stroll through its walkways you will find old buildings with its royal architecture, and 16th century Hotels, and even its old prison interesting to see and visit.
Discover 16th-century agriculture through the writings of Olivier de Serres, an emblematic figure of modern agronomy.