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 LE QUARTIER DE LA CITE (incluant la montée au clocher) |
Surgissant des murs et du clocher de la cathédrale, les gargouilles observent la Cité et ses habitants depuis des siècles. Tendez l’oreille : vous les entendrez peut-être murmurer des histoires du temps jadis et vous revivrez grâce à elles le passé de ce quartier, la construction de la cathédrale Notre-Dame et l’édification de son clocher, véritable joyau d’architecture.
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| NATIONAL STUD FARM |
| Situated in the heart of the Rodez city, on the ways of Compostelle, this ancient Chartreuse dating from the 16th and 17th Centuries is situated in a park of 6 hectares. Among the 50 Haras boarders (10 different races) is the Arab thoroughbred standard named Dormane, the world fame chief of race. The stud farm activities intervene in different horse network (reproduction, improving and protections of the races…) |
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| A STROLL IN THE HISTORIC CENTER |
| The cathedral is the first point of an itinerary in the historic center, which permits to discover by yourself the city. You will discover the history of the ancient roman city "Segodonum". |
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| THE CATHEDRAL BY NIGHT |
| When the night comes, the edifice lights up to uncover its hidden architectural treasures . The Tourist Office proposes you a visit of the Cathedral, during the night, thanks to an audio-guide in french, English and Occitan version. With this audio-guide, plunge in the eventful history of this gorgeous edifice: the fires in 1510, the epic Maecenas succession, builders and bishops, its gargoyle's birth, the reconstruction of its bell-tower in stone lacework. Supplied with a cask, a receptor and an explanatory brochure, you could discover or rediscover the Cathedral Notre Dame of Rodez. |
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| DAME CASSANDRE (special visit for children) |
| The Tourist Board propose you an animation for children : a guided visit which counts the Dame Cassandre's life during the Middle Ages, under shape of a treasure hunt. |
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| FENAILLE MUSEUM |
The visit of the Fenaille Museum is intended for all the family thanks to his animation space.
The Museum presents the collection of standing stones, the most important in France, in which La Dame de Saint-Sernin exposed in the biggest European capitals. It also tells the Rouergue history from less than 300 000 years to the 17th century. The Jouery Hotel will seduce you thanks to its gorgeous Renaissance Court.
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| MUSEUM DENYS PUECH |
Denys Puech, Great Reward of Roma in 1884, was an eminent sculptor which work is impregnated of a taste for the Antiques. Since 1989, this Museum is the relay of the modern creation and contemporary through a programme of exhibition and acquisition which gather the works of François Bouillon, Michel Cure, Matine Dumas, Rolino Gaspari, Bernard Pages, Carmen Perrin....
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Pour les visites à thème : contacter l’Office de Tourisme
RENSEIGNEMENTS OFFICE DE TOURISME DU GRAND RODEZ
Tél : 05 65 75 76 77 - Fax : 05 65 68 78 15
E-mail : infos@ot-rodez.fr
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