Come and discover the rich heritage of the city of Puy-en-Velay! You want to plan your days and your visiting times, then this section is for you! 2 visits are offered by the Tourist Office with the guided tour of the City of Puy-en-Velay, and the Unesco visit.

Guided visit

from Puy-en-Velay

Thanks to one of our tour guides, let yourself be carried through the city ​​of ponotus to glimpse all its treasures. A real time machine, you will leave from the lower town Renaissance to the upper town of Middle Ages. Finally, you will visit the Notre-Dame cathedral, included in the World Heritage ListUNESCO under paths of Saint-Jacques-of Compostela.

cathedral-notre-dame-le-puy

Schedules

visits

  • From 05/04 to 28/06: Saturday at 14:30 p.m.
  • From 05/07 to 07/09: every day (except Friday) at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Sunday
  • From 13/09 to 27/09: Saturday at 14:30 p.m.
  • From 04/10 to 25/10: Saturday at 14:30 p.m.

DEPARTURE: Place du Clauzel

Duration: 2 hour

Warning !
Guided city tours will be bookable from the beginning of March 2025!

Pricing Min. Max.
Full price
7 € Not disclosed

Guided visit

UNESCO

The city of Puy-en-Velay has two monuments classified as world heritage sites, listed as World Heritage SitesUNESCO under the Paths of Saint-Jacques of Compostela: thecathedral complex and Hospital.
Every Friday, a 2-hour guided tour will take you to the thousand-year-old Cathedral of Puy-en-Velay to discover its secrets and treasures. You will continue the visit to the Hôtel-Dieu of Puy-en-Velay, in its gardens and in its pharmacy!

Classified in 1998

Le Puy-en-Velay can be proud of holding the UNESCO label thanks to its cathedral and its Hôtel-Dieu classified as part of the Chemins de Saint-Jacques of Compostela. Let yourself be captivated by the treasures of this majestic cathedral and discover the pharmacy and the Heart of the Hôtel-Dieu, a monumental work by Jean-Michel Othoniel.

The courtyard of the Hôtel-Dieu

Schedule

of your visits

From 11/07 to 05/09: Fridays at 10 a.m. (except August 15)
DEPARTURE: in front of the stairs of the Puy-en-Velay Cathedral
(at the top of Rue des Tables)
Warning !
UNESCO guided tours will be bookable from the beginning of March 2025!

Pricing Min. Max.
Full price
7 € Not disclosed

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Parcours muséographique de l’Abbaye de La Chaise-Dieu

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Visite guidée de l’exposition “Raymond Depardon, le bonheur est dans l’image”

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Visite guidée : Fauves qui peut !

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Visit the Notre-Dame statue

A few minutes walk from the city center, the monumental statue of Our Lady of France constitutes a technical feat that astonishes visitors. It dominates the town of Puy-en-Velay since 1860 and remains the most visited monument in the territory with nearly 100.000 visitors each year.


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IN GROUPS

You want to visit the town of Puy-en-Velay and dream of discovering its secrets in groups with your friends ? Your family or even share these moments of visits with your club or association… Find the offers Groups and benefit from personalized support from our teams to immerse yourself in the thousand-year-old heritage of Velay! We take care of everything…

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