Revel
Haute-Garonne
Triangle at the heart of Toulouse, Albi, Carcassonne, au
pied de la Montagne Noire and the gates of the Parc Régional
du Haut Languedoc, the city of Saint-Ferreol Revel offers all
the qualities of a city in the country. It is located in a privileged
environment: the plain of lauragais formerly Pays de Cocagne.
The Royal Villa, built in 1342 by Philippe VI of Worth, was designed
around a place with, at its center, a vast hall closed. It is
surmounted by a tower, the Office of Tourism, which was for centuries
the "common home". This place is surrounded by arcaded
galleries (las garlandos), beautiful mansions and old houses encorbellement.
For two centuries, revealing the aptly named City Furniture Art
is home to internationally renowned craftsmen.
Close to Revel, one discovers Ferreol-St. This site classified
as a UNESCO World Heritage "is the main reservoir of the
Canal du Midi. The dams were built in the seventeenth century
by Pierre Paul Riquet, creator of the great Canal. This place
shows a lake of 67 hectares in a pine forest. Freshness and tranquility
in a pleasant landscaped garden with waterfalls and a spectacular
shower of 30 meters in height make it a perfect place for relaxation
and sports activities: arboretum, walking and hiking (equestrian,
hiking and mountain biking), swimming lifeguard, sailing, fishing,
pedal boating, tennis, gliding ... To visit: The museum Conservatory
of Timber Trades, the Institute of Trades and Craft Art, the permanent
exhibition of the "Art Furniture" Workshop LICORNE (making
objects Horn), the Committee on Nutrition Gerblé.
Go to Do not miss the traditional Saturday morning market, ranked
among the 100 most beautiful markets in France in winter with
the fat. Regional dish cassoulet au confit de canard. Some events:
"Side on Side garden Day flowers (1 / 05), The Music of the
summer in St-Ferreol every Thursday evening, the" Day Copeau
"(74/09), The Pyroféérie on the basin St. Ferreol
(8 / 08), the flea markets and antiques fairs flea market (April,
July, August, November, December), Christmas animations.
Riom-ès-Montagnes
Cantal
At the heart of the Parc Naturel Régional
des Volcans d'Auvergne trade. A city at the confluence of the
valleys of mountains, traditional markets and fairs still alive.
A city at the crossroads of the "Way of the great outdoors"
(Clermont, Sancy, Cantal) and "Transvolcanienne between A75
and A89. A mountain city provided all services, capital agroalimentaire
at
the heart of five AOC cheeses, a famous aperitif "gentian"
and a rich farm production. The gentian Country "(11 municipalities)
has given name to the plant of its emblematic mountains many virtues,
and medicinal appetizing. Le Puy Mary, Cantal volcano, Grand National
Website listed throne at the top of its valleys coolers, écrins
green driven by the Salers cow in the dress and mahogany lyre
horns in a rich and preserved nature. Architectural wealth (Romanesque
churches, altars, ovens, viaducts, and habitat burons ...), mountain
history (Apchon Castle, a relic of the Hundred Years War ...),
natural (waterfalls, lakes and springs, gentians, of course, lilies
martagon arnica ,...), and humanities (the men who love their
land and make it live)
Quiet walks among bogs and ridges ... to climbing. Walks a horse
... the break-in in a beautiful Gentiane Express "tourist
train through gorges and plateaus. Flight Paragliding ... gestures
precise size stone Menet or the art of stained glass of St Amandin.
Marmots and chamois ... wild trout in our rivers or carp in our
lakes. Our celebrations gentian, music, blue or shepherds. Salers
cheese of our summer ... to food, the Gentian and Bleu d'Auvergne
...
Roche-sur-foron
Haute-Savoie
Located in the heart of the Haute-Savoie, La
Roche-sur-Foron is a Medieval City and Fleurie (3Fleurs) which
does not lack charm. Thanks to its extraordinary wealth, it has
preserved and restored with great care, it is now considered the
2nd historical city of the department. And to the delight of visitors,
is located in the city center, with some 150 "traditional"
very dynamic and the market Thursday morning, which combine 1000
years of history!
His tour of the Counts of Geneva, perched on a block of "Roche",
the Castles of Saix and scale, its doors here, its measures grain
Perrine its old streets and houses with Silence of the sixteenth
century poorly aligned and colored as many monuments that bear
witness to this wealth. In summer, the Tourist Office offers guided
tours of the medieval city every day and 15 hours of free concerts
on Friday evening. The Crafts Fair (early October) and the Christmas
Market Rochois (mid-December) also animate the old city. In addition,
La Roche has maintained since 1925, a great tradition of fairs.
In a modern exhibition, it organizes the International Fair (1
to 11 May), Better Living Expo (29/10-02/11) and poultry exposure
(28-30/11). As for the sights and activities around the country
would fail Rochois visits farm, fruit, pottery museum Savoy, bob-sleighing
summer grass kart, space marine, hiking and mountain biking balisés,
caving, canyoning, go-karting, .. And thanks to its strategic
geographic location, Annecy, Geneva, Chamonix and La Clusaz stations,
Avoriaz, Megeve, all are less than an hour ... by car. As for
gastronomy, the cheese is king Reblochon, Tomme, Beaufort, Abondance,
Emmental. All these cheeses are the basis of traditional dishes
such as fondue Savoyard tartiflette, raclette, accompanied by
the famous wines of Savoie.
Saint-Amand-Montrond
Cher
Located in Berry in central France, Saint-Amand-Montrond
is a city unlike any other. It is poetry in his landscapes, but
also by women and men who can make it at once peaceful and imaginative.
Gold and its businesses are truly a part of quality for the city
of Saint-Amand-Montrond. Several workshops jewelry, rich and diverse,
a strong position on the gold market. This is the third pole of
France for the manufacture of gold jewelry. Saint-Amand-Montrond,
is also an architectural heritage and historic, with its walls
(XV), the museum Saint-Vic (XVI), the fortress of show (XIII),
the Convent of the Capuchins (XVII), l 'parish church (XII and
XIII) and many tower houses. And finally, the City of Gold which
visits the House of Gold, museum, unique in France.
Appointments in 2003 not to be missed
- Exhibitions at the City of gold from February to December
- Frequently Asked wine tasting of local vintages the 3rd weekend
of March,
- The Affouages: meetings folk (1st weekend in August)
- The gold Trophy (cycling) from 27 to 31 August
- Orval Fairs, established in 1431, the 3rd Monday in October,
and 9 days
Weekly market: Wednesday and Saturday mornings.
For a guided tour, simply contact the museum Saint-Vic
(tel.: 02.48.96.55.20). Other attractions nearby: the Cistercian
Noirlac, the Gallo-Roman site of Drevant, the castles of Meillant
of Ainay Old and Culan, nursery Orsan, the Romanesque church of
the one and that many opportunities for walks in the heart of
a landscape of groves and forests.
Saint Flour
Cantal
From its basaltic spur at the end of a planèze
created by the eruption of the largest volcano in Europe, Saint-Flour
welcomes visitors in a historic and natural choice. Ancient city,
the history of Saint-Flour starts in the fourth century with the
arrival of the evangelist Florus. Bishop, a fortress, a place
of exchange between the Auvergne and Languedoc: the historical
capital of the Haute-Auvergne reflects a past that can be discovered
at the option of medieval alleyways. Behind the austerity of the
volcanic rock, we discover a
important
architectural heritage: the fortified gates and remains of walls,
the Cathedral and the Black Christ, the former Bishop's Palace
which now houses the Musée de la Haute-Auvergne, Douet
Museum (Art History) in the house with consular its beautiful
Renaissance buildings, its mullioned windows, its gargoyles and
projecting medallions, the governor's house, another symbolic
place of power.
Heritage, but also gastronomic festivities: all calls to step
in Saint-Flour. At the Ascension, Saint-Flour Celebrates Detours
with painters in Miss. For Pentecost taste on music, words and
flavors of the mountains of Europe during the Meetings of the
Highlands. During the summer, the country's wealth of Saint-Flour
are revealed in guided tours, hiking or walking-free. In August,
the Festa del Païs book its soil, its know-how and his men
through one of the most important events of the Auvergne region.
Finally, one can simply stroll in the markets of countries with
aligot, pounti, tripe, lentils and peas to Planèze, cantal
farmer and cheese country loaf and traditional meats. The colors
of autumn invite you to walk. The vast pastures of the gorges
Cézallier Truyère, megaliths of the Planèze
Margeride villages: Saint-Flour opens on a green and blue where
Practice all space activities, discovery and relaxation.
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