Read more...Open or CloseGranite is undoubtedly the preferred building material in this region. It is true that the Mont Lozère is a granite island in the middle of the ocean of limestone Causses, and shale found elsewhere in the Cevennes. Three types of rocks:Granite, shale, and limestone were used in the construction of housing and shaped the landscape. The architecture is adapted to climate, and needs related to rural life. The construction are made to withstand time, for all time .... The steeples of storm:On some slopes of Mont Lozere, particularly exposed to snowstorms in winter, the inhabitants have built steeples of storm. The sound of bells allowed villagers, shepherds, pilgrims find their way in the snowstorm. The steeples of storm is for the mountain, which the lighthouse is to sailors.