HISTORIC ST. LEONARD'S RACETRACK
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Tour that allows you to visit Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, an ancient pilgrimage town with a rich architectural heritage
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, a former pilgrimage town, has a rich architectural heritage. Its streets and squares show beautiful half-timbered houses, old doors, turrets and corbels. The tourist office distributes a map with a circuit in 12 stations. You will discover beautiful traces of the Middle Ages: 13th century double windows, 15th century shop arcades on the Place Noblat, a collegiate church classified by Unesco, the consuls' house, fortified walls, a former pilgrims' hospital, machicolations, ancient passages and remains of fortified gates... More recent buildings (16th-18th centuries) are also mentioned such as the convent of the Daughters of Notre-Dame, the house with the Round Tower or the facades of the Place Gay-Lussac. In summer, the guides of the Pays d'Art et d'Histoire comment on this tour.