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Clermont-Ferrand Attractions: 6 Visitor Guides

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Clermont-Ferrand Attractions: 6 Visitor Guides

Plan Clermont-Ferrand's sights with 6 visitor guides covering location, how to get there, what to see and how long to allow.

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Clermont-Ferrand Attractions: 6 Visitor Guides

Clermont-Ferrand's dark-stone cathedral, the Romanesque Notre-Dame du Port, Place de Jaude, the Michelin museum, the Roger-Quilliot art museum and the Jardin Lecoq are its main sights. These guides cover each one.

Clermont-Ferrand attraction guides

  • Venue view: Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption), the black lava-stone Gothic cathedral on Place de la Victoire. Resized and converted to WebP.

    Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral: Visiting the Black Cathedral

    Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral is the dark volcanic-stone church at the heart of the old ville noire, with some of France's finest 13th-century glass and a west front finished only in 1902. Here is what to see, how long to allow and how the approach works.

  • View of Clermont-Ferrand, France

    Jardin Lecoq Clermont-Ferrand: What to See & Do Guide

    Jardin Lecoq is a free five-hectare garden on Boulevard François-Mitterrand in central Clermont-Ferrand, reached by tram line A. Here are its seasonal hours, the pond and rose garden to look for, and how long to allow.

  • View of Clermont-Ferrand, France

    L'Aventure Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand: Visitor Guide

    L'Aventure Michelin is a 2,000 m² indoor exhibition on the Michelin brothers and their tyres, maps and guides, in the city where the brand began in 1889. Here is what you see, where it is, how long to allow and where to check the current ticket prices.

  • View of Clermont-Ferrand, France

    Musée d'Art Roger-Quilliot, Clermont-Ferrand: Visitor Guide

    The Musée d'Art Roger-Quilliot holds Clermont-Ferrand's fine arts collection in the old Montferrand quarter, from medieval panels to twentieth-century painting. Here is where it sits, which tram and bus stops serve it, how long to allow and when entry is free.

  • Venue view: Notre-Dame du Port, Clermont-Ferrand Resized and converted to WebP.

    Notre-Dame du Port Clermont-Ferrand: Visit Guide

    The Basilica of Notre-Dame du Port is free to enter, open every day and sits in the old Port quarter of Clermont-Ferrand. Here is what to see, how long to give it and how it differs from the city's cathedral.

  • View of Clermont-Ferrand, France

    Place de Jaude, Clermont-Ferrand: Where to Visit

    Place de Jaude is Clermont-Ferrand's working heart: a free, open-all-year square ringed by a 17th-century church, a 19th-century theatre and early 20th-century department stores, with two statues, a tram stop and a noticeable slope. Allow about an hour, then walk on to Place Saint-Pierre and Place Royale.

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