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Issoire Bordered by the volcanic
foothills of the Monts Dore and Cézallier at the confluence
of rivers Couze and Allier, Joigny Border of the Ile-de-France
and Champagne, Joigny opens the doors of Burgundy to the visitor.
City of art and history and City flowers, Lectoure A 85 km from Toulouse and
Agen 35, north of the Gers' along the river, is part of Lectoure
Lomagne in this area of plateaus overlooking the valley. Loches-en-Touraine Loches en Touraine, City of Art and History,
is one of the architectural jewels of the South Touraine, a medieval
city where more than a thousand years of French history can be
divided.
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estate,
west of the Oise, L'Isle-Adam has kept its character and deserves
its green designation of "City Park". Inhabited since
the Gallo-Roman, large families are successor of the constable
Anne de Montmorency, who will complete the construction of the
church Saint-Martin in 1567, descendants of the Prince de Conti,
the Bourbon-Conti, which embellish the city and the forest to
the point we called it the "Versailles of the Prince de Conti."
Madness, the Chinese pavilion, designed by Fragonard remains.
The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Louis Senlecq is installed
at the House of Josephites built in the seventeenth century by
the Prince Armand de Bourbon-Conti. Deck Cabouillet (XVI century)
that connects the Ile de la Cohue to the city, admire the beach,
the largest river beach in France, where Parisians come to the
beautiful days of the twentieth century. Tourist town, L'Isle-Adam
is also very popular throughout the year. Three times a week,
its market is held in a hall in the old and attracting the barge
through the high quality of its trade in the mouth and the multiplicity
of products offered: clothing, china, kitchen equipment, flowers,
leather goods, shoes, ... The Sunday market, very popular, attracting
a clientele that extends beyond the department. The environment
of parks and lakes enjoyed L'Isle-Adam promotes sports and recreation:
tennis, golf (18 holes), riding (equestrian clubs 4), walks in
the forest .. . 
Issoire sun is a door to the south already so close to the motorway
A 75, but also to the Parc Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne
and Livradois-Forez. 
its
strategic position was noticed in the tenth century, the establishment
of the first castle. From the Middle Ages are some souvenirs:
la porte St-Jean, a rare example of military architecture of XII
century in Burgundy, and the church St-André (late eleventh
century) and St-Thibault de Gothic. The city has one of the largest
sets of half-timbered houses of Burgundy, built after the fire
of 1530. Renaissance has left many traces, like the church of
St-Jean, who is one of his masterpieces, or the castle of Gondi.
One can always admire the style of Juan de Juni, one of the greatest
sculptors of Spain for this period and from the city, at St-Thibault.
City Classic, Joigny is by its mansions on the docks, along with
former slaughterhouse and the market hall (nineteenth century).
Walking in the footsteps of Marcel Aymé, child of the city,
you will discover the architecture of more recent brick. Since
1995, an area spends saved the architectural and urban Joigny.
Many cultural events are offered: Festival of Music and Painting
in the streets (June), tours and performances Maillotins aperitifs
Nights concerts July-August), Day of the Free Commune of Saint-André
(July), vacuum-greniers night (August), Harvest Festival (October
),... Meanwhile, the Espace Jean de Joigny and the Workshop Cantoisel
offer art exhibitions throughout the year. The Museum of the Resistance
is a memory on the local resistance during the 2nd World War.
La Maison du Patrimoine (opening this summer) will offer a new
approach to architecture and heritage of the city at all curious.
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