Saint-Côme-d'Olt, Aveyron
Listed among the most beautiful villages of France, Saint-Côme-d'Olt is a beautiful group of buildings by the Lot river. It is on the popular pilgrimage route that leads from Le Puy-en-Velay to Santiago de Compostella (in Spain).
The Church of St Cosmas, built from 1522 to 1532 in a flamboyant Gothic style, boasts carved oak doors which are the work of the architect Antoine Salvanh who was also the architect of Rodez Cathédral’s bell tower. Each of these doors is embellished by 360 hand forged wrought iron nails dating from 1532.
A very unusual aspect of the church is the spire, which is twisted from top to bottom - there are very few churches of the design to be found (in fact no one even knows if the design is intentional or accidental.)
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