Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Clermont-Ferrand, France

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 4 km
Ascend 122 m
Descend 89 m

Explore Clermont-Ferrand in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Clermont-Ferrand

Sight 1: Marché Saint-Joseph

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Marché Saint-Joseph is a covered market in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It has been listed as a historical monument since 2002. It was built between 1891 and 1892.

Wikipedia: Marché Saint-Joseph (Clermont-Ferrand) (FR)

536 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Fontaine de la Flèche

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The Fontaine de la Flèche is a fountain located in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1990.

Wikipedia: Fontaine de la Flèche (FR)

193 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Hôtel de Chazerat

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The Chazerat Hotel is a Louis XVI style mansion at No. 4 on Pascal Street, not far from the cathedral, on the eastern slope of Clermont Hill in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel_de_Chazerat (FR)

86 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Fontaine du Terrail

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The Terrail Fountain is a fountain located in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1987. It was built in 1602.

Wikipedia: Fontaine du Terrail (FR)

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

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Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral, or the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Clermont-Ferrand, is a Gothic cathedral and French national monument located in the city of Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne. It is the seat of the Archbishops of Clermont.

Wikipedia: Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral (EN)

150 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Hôtel Savaron

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The Savaron hotel is a 16th century mansion, in flamboyant Gothic style, located rue des Chaussetiers in Clermont-Ferrand. Its ground floor is currently occupied by a restaurant.

Wikipedia: Hôtel_Savaron (FR)

154 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Hôtel Fontfreyde Centre Photographique

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Hôtel Fontfreyde Centre Photographique Alecs.y / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Hôtel Fontfreyde is a historic monument located on rue des Gras in Clermont-Ferrand and dates partly from the sixteenth century. It should not be confused with the Hôtel de Fontfreyde located at 28, rue Jules-Guesde in the Montferrand district of Clermont-Ferrand.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Fontfreyde (centre photographique) (FR)

84 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Fontaine des Lions

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The Lion Fountain is a fountain currently located in the old city center of Clermont-Ferrand in France, rue des Petits-Gras and which was originally located place de la fontaine. The fountain was first mentioned in 1659. Its building material is Volvic stone. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1931.

Wikipedia: Fontaine des Lions (Clermont-Ferrand) (FR)

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Chapelle des Cordeliers

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The Cordeliers chapel is a chapel located in Clermont-Ferrand in France. The chapel is part of the headquarters of the Puy-de-Dôme General Council.

Wikipedia: Chapelle_des_Cordeliers_(Clermont-Ferrand) (FR)

150 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Opéra-Théâtre

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The Clermont-Ferrand Opera-Theatre is located in the heart of the city, on Boulevard Desaix and Place de Jaude. Under the impetus of the municipality led by Amédée Gasquet, it was built between 1891 and 1894. The work was directed by the architect Jean Teillard.

Wikipedia: Opéra-Théâtre de Clermont-Ferrand (FR)

192 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Église Saint-Pierre-des-Minimes

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The Church of Saint-Pierre-des-Minimes is a church located in Clermont-Ferrand, France, whose eastern entrance is located on the Place de Jaude.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Pierre-des-Minimes (FR)

174 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Maar de Jaude

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The maar of Jaude is an ancient phreato-magmatic volcano of France belonging to the Chaîne des Puys. At 156,000 years old, this maar may be the oldest edifice in the range, as well as the most eccentric to the east from the eruptive axis.

Wikipedia: Maar de Jaude (FR)

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Statue de Vercingétorix

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The Equestrian Statue of Vercingetorix is a bronze equestrian statue installed in 1903 in Clermont-Ferrand, on the Place de Jaude, sculpted by Auguste Bartholdi, and representing Vercingetorix, leader of the Arverni and victor of the siege of Gergovia which took place nearby.

Wikipedia: Statue équestre de Vercingétorix (FR)

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Galeries de Jaude

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Les Galeries de Jaude is a department store located on Place de Jaude in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Wikipedia: Galeries de Jaude (FR)

131 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Statue du Général Desaix

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Statue du Général Desaix Szeder László / CC BY-SA 4.0

The statue of General Desaix is a bronze statue of the sculptor Charles-François Lebœuf dit Nanteuil, installed since 1848 on the Place de Jaude, in Clermont-Ferrand. The monument pays tribute to General Desaix, who died at the Battle of Marengo (1800) and a native of the region.

Wikipedia: Statue du général Desaix (FR)

423 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 16: Halle aux Blés

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The Halle aux Blés is a building in Clermont-Ferrand listed as a French historical monument. In 2023, the building will soon be home to the Auvergne Regional Contemporary Art Fund.

Wikipedia: Halle_aux_blés_de_Clermont-Ferrand (FR)

241 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Colonne Desaix

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The Pyramid is one of the monuments of Clermont-Ferrand and located in the city center.

Wikipedia: La Pyramide (Clermont-Ferrand) (FR)

184 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Muséum Henri-Lecoq

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Muséum Henri-Lecoq Ville de Clermont-Ferrand / marque déposée

The Henri-Lecoq Museum is a natural history museum founded in 1873 and located in Clermont-Ferrand in the Puy-de-Dôme region. It is named after the naturalist Henri Lecoq, whose bequest to the city of Clermont-Ferrand formed the basis of the museum's collections. There are rich collections in different fields.

Wikipedia: Muséum Henri-Lecoq (FR), Website

437 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: Hôtel Cote-Blatin

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The Hôtel Cote-Blatin is a historic hôtel particulier in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It was built in 1897 for Joseph Cote, a physician. It was designed by architect Émile Camut. It has been listed as an official historic monument since 2010.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Cote-Blatin (EN)

332 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 20: Église Saint-Genès des Carmes

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The Church of Saint-Genès des Carmes is a Roman Catholic church located on Rue Neuve des Carmes in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme department, France. It was listed as a historical monument in 1961.

Wikipedia: Église_Saint-Genès_des_Carmes (FR)

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