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  • Saint-Flour’s Historic City: Guided Group Visit

    Saint-Flour’s history as the capital of Haute Auvergne is the subject of a guided group visit led by a lecturer. The route includes Saint-Pierre Cathedral, the Georges Pompidou monument, the Maison Consulaire and the main de Saint-Flour. The visit lasts around ninety minutes and is arranged through the tourist office’s group service.

  • Guided Tour of Medieval Saint-Vallier

    The medieval part of Saint-Vallier and its church are the subjects of this guided visit. Tours are arranged on request, so visitors need to contact the organiser to arrange a visit to the old town. Groups can be accommodated, with a stated maximum capacity of one hundred people. Pets are welcome on the tour.

  • Visite commentée « Archéologie »

    Emmanuelle Audry-Brunet leads a visit to Prochaine sortie : Archéologie !, an exhibition about discoveries beneath the A79 in Bourbonnais. Finds range from Neolithic pits to Gallo-Roman villas and medieval remains. As curator and head of the archaeological collections, she explains how the exhibition was prepared and shares anecdotes from that work.

  • Semaine gourmande: Parcours de la Mémoire

    Claire leads a guided walk about refuge and resistance on the Vivarais-Lignon Plateau. The route includes the exhibition Images et Paroles de nos villages, which addresses refugees, the Righteous and Protestantism. A brioche and a hot drink supplied by La Jonquille bakery conclude this Semaine gourmande visit in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon.

  • Guided Visits at Mémorial de la Résistance en Vercors

    A guide leads visitors through the first part of the Mémorial de la Résistance en Vercors. Weather permitting, an outdoor introduction connects the Resistance story with the distinctive mountain landscape. The tour also considers the building’s architecture before continuing inside. Visitors explore the final section independently with headphones and an audio guide.

  • Art and Heritage at Les Clévos

    Art exhibitions and the history of their setting share this guided visit in Étoile-sur-Rhône. Part of Chemin des Artistes, the tour is led in French through the Valence Romans heritage service’s programme. Advance booking is required, with free admission for under-eighteens and concessions for students, jobseekers and visitors with a disability card.

  • Medieval Suze-la-Rousse Guided Walk

    A guided walk reveals the historic village beneath the fortress of Suze-la-Rousse. Cobbled lanes lead past surviving ramparts and the Halle aux grains. The route explores a former priory founded by La Chaise-Dieu Abbey. Its Romanesque church and Gothic chapel reveal different layers of local religious architecture, while the guide introduces possible origins of the village name.

  • Châteauneuf de Mazenc Guided Village Tour

    A gateway leads into the medieval enclosure of Châteauneuf de Mazenc. The guided route visits the church of St Pierre-aux-Liens and its Penitents’ gallery before continuing to the belfry, with a view over the Valdaine plain. Visits are available on request for groups of up to twenty, with commentary in French, English or German.

  • Montélier: Village Heritage Tour

    A guided walk retraces Montélier’s evolution from its original castle to the village seen today. Local legends are set alongside accounts of the past. The church adds another chapter through its eventful construction history and decoration. Its position also opens a panorama across the plain, connecting the village’s buildings with the surrounding landscape.

  • The East Cemetery and Its Famous Figures

    A guided walk through Montluçon’s East Cemetery introduces the notable people buried there. The guide uses anecdotes from their lives to explain their connections with the town’s history. Tickets are available through Montluçon Tourisme’s booking service, and parking is provided outside the cemetery.