En un regard
Le château en bref
Built in 1190 by Robert, Count of Clermont and Dauphin of Auvergne, son of William VII, who had kept Crocq despite being dispossessed by his uncle William VIII, the castle of Crocq overlooks the old road from Clermont to Limoges. Seized by Philip Augustus in 1196 after Robert and his cousin Guy II allied with Richard the Lionheart, it was returned in 1199, confiscated again in 1203, and destroyed on Richelieu's orders in 1632. The remains have been classified as historic monuments (monuments historiques) since 1926; a local association continues their restoration, with the left tower housing an exhibition space and the right tower giving access to its summit for a panoramic view.