Saint Chély d'Aubrac, village seen from above.
Saint Chély d'Aubrac, village seen from above.
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Saint Chély d'Aubrac in Aubrac. Village on the route of Saint Jacques de Compostelle
Saint Chély d'Aubrac in Aubrac. Village on the route of Saint Jacques de Compostelle
Saint Chély d'Aubrac, a village on the Aubrac plateau.
Saint Chély d'Aubrac, a village on the Aubrac plateau.
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Saint-Chély-d’Aubrac
A remarkable village
The village ofSaint-Chély d’Aubrac boasts several important architectural features. The Pont des Pèlerins (Pilgrims’ Bridge), a listed historic monument dating from the Middle Ages, is a Unesco World Heritage Site on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. On the parapet of this bridge stands the Saint-Chély Cross, designed to give courage to weary pilgrims. This 14th-century cross depicts a pilgrim leaning on his staff with one hand, holding a rosary in the other. Further on, you can see the Tour de Bonnefon, a listed monument built in the 15th century to defend the barn of the monks of the Domerie d’Aubrac. As you can see, Saint-Chély d’Aubrac is one of the most important villages on the Aubrac plateau.
