In the heart of the Livradois-Forez Regional Natural Park, La Chaise-Dieu offers a unique setting of preserved forests, deep valleys and very pure rivers. Rich in a prestigious architectural, cultural and musical heritage, at an average altitude of 1 m, the Pays de La Chaise-Dieu in Haute-Loire offers many treasures.
First there is the old Benedictine abbey founded in 1050 by Saint Robert of Turland and frequented in the XNUMXth century by a future Pope, Clement VI, who was also buried in the Gothic abbey church he had erected. There are also the magnificent 14 tapestries from Flanders from the XNUMXth century classified as a national treasure, sculpted stalls, a remarkable organ case, a room with special acoustics, the echo room and Danse Macabre painting, also to discover…
The cultural season offered by the Syndicat Mixte at the Cziffra auditorium offers year-round offers around sacred music and the different forms of art (theatre, dance, etc.)
Every year in August, the Casadean city is transformed into a center of classical music through its La Chaise-Dieu Festival which attracts virtuosos and classical music lovers from all over the world.
