Montaigut-le-Blanc
Montaigut-le-Blanc is a commune of Puy-de-Dôme that we visited on 28 December (2019) (after strolling through the Grottes de Perrier). It was apparently built c. 1000 by the Saint-Julien people on a "Mont Aigu" (sharp peak) who established a fortress there to protect themselves, which developed into a castle that is however nowadays private and not opened to visit (although you can apparently sleep there as a "gîte"). The last noble (de Laizer) to live there have been fled during the French revolution with the effect of one of them discovering the now famous eau d'Évian.
The village makes for a nice walk, although it affords better sightings from a distance. We actually ended spending more time in the playground of the camping at the foot of the village (with a coffee & hot milk provided by campercita) where we had the visit of puppies who stayed a good while with us, making our prompt departure hopeless.
Walls of the old town.
Detail of the church.
Ambre and Julia playing to the train.
Rue Couvanier.
Mischievous Antoine planning something.
Before or after his mischief?
Keeping an eye.
Cousins portrait.
The castle trying to hide.
Saint-Julien, the proto-place.
Probably after a mischief.
A photo snapped by Julia who nicked the camera.
Le Moulin du pont, from above.
Going back down.
With a little help.
The church from below.
Pleasant encounter.
Playing with little friends.
