La Roche Martine

  • Natural wonder
  • Rock
Bois de Badou, 43160 Connangles
The Roche Martine is a rock of a very impressive size and the stuff of many legends!
A natural or partly assembled rock formation, about 6 metres high and 12 metres wide.
At the summit is a deep rift shaped like a spoon and surrounded by a series of discreet cupules. A crevasse the size of a human being lying down has fired people's imaginations. Was this a sacrificial site? It was first a pagan site that was later taken over by Christians. The rock formation stood alongside two vast stones supporting each other in an upside-down V shape. Behind the Roche Martine site...

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La Roche Martine
Bois de Badou, 43160 Connangles

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  • French
Updated on 20 April 2021 at 11:40
by Office de Tourisme de l'agglomération du Puy-en-Velay
(Offer identifier : 4949454)
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