Château de Busséol

The castle was built in 1170 Busséol the still visible remains of a Gallo-Roman Castrum of the second century, a volcanic dyke overlooking the Limagne, 700 m above sea level. Rare example of Romanesque architecture, it has retained the military character which enabled him to withstand the siege of Philippe Auguste in 1215, the assaults of the soldiers of the Black Prince during the Hundred Years War and to the attack the Duke of La Rochefoucauld chief Leaguers in 1595.
The Castle belonged successively from the beginning to famous people: the Counts of Auvergne, Pope Alexander III, John Stuart Prince of Scotland, Blanche de Clermont granddaughter of St. Louis ... and raised the royal domain by Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, Countess of Auvergne who stayed with her son Charles IX in 1566 during their trip to Auvergne. It is thus considered the most historic of the Province. Spared by Richelieu, it was inhabited until the Revolution.
We can see in the great hall, a unique circular fireplace in the twelfth century, furniture high time the weapons and armor reminiscent of feudal life. The walkway, we discover an amazing roof garden and a magnificent panorama stretching from the mountains of Forez Massif du Sancy.