Saint Côme d'Olt

For pilgrims arriving from the high plateaux of the Aubrac, the view over the old town of Saint Côme d'Olt has remained unchanged for several centuries. You enter the village through the Théron Gate and, once you have passed through,  a wonderful network of narrow streets is revealed with astonishing buildings, preserved for 600 years.

The Gothic church, in particular, crowned with a magnificent twisted spire is a rarity in France. It is not actually known whether the spiral was intended by its builders or whether it became twisted because of stresses in the framework.

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Gothic church and twisted spire

The Gothic church, topped as it is with a magnificent twisted spire, is a rare sight in France. We still don’t know whether the spiral was planned by the builders or whether it twisted because of all the roof timbers!

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