Discover the second issue of En Velay magazine! Without stories, without passions, there is no region. Velay has retained the timeless charm of its past, like pages of French history. Though too small to constitute a department on its own, it has preserved its independent, sometimes rebellious, character.
It was first its volcanism that shaped its landscapes. Then, men made it a field of expression, often guided by faith. The famous cathedral of Puy-en-Velay, the Saint-Michel rock, the Abbey of Chaise-Dieu, Notre-Dame de France or the fortress of Polignac are illustrations of this.
A historic crossroads of great pilgrimages, it is the territory best equipped in terms of great itinerancy with the paths of Saint-Jacques, Saint-Gilles or Stevenson. Its land is expressed in excellence: its famous AOP green lentil, the Fin Gras du Mézenc, the Noire du Velay or even the red pearls.