Château de Vollore

Vollore is known in the history of Auvergne since the sixth century when Thierry, son of Clovis, besieged it in 532.
The Fortress of which remains today the imposing Roman tower, was built in the twelfth century by the ancient family of Vollore. The castle then passed to the families of Thiers, and Chazeron of the seventeenth century the Montmorin process and give it its present appearance.

In the same family for two centuries, Vollore is now the home of descendants living in Auvergne General de La Fayette.

Site and remarkable views. Pretty garden terrace, spacious apartments with refined decoration. Few collections of memories of the family of La Fayette and the American War of Independence.

Led by Bruny Raphael, the restoration of the front courtyard is underway to complete the restoration business 100 years ago under the leadership of René Moreau and discontinued after 1920, retauration to find the front of the early seventeenth , transformed in the nineteenth dédut.