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Saturday 17 September 2022, 10:30Passed
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September 2022
Saturday 17
10:30 - 12:00
7 to 99 years old

Office de tourisme Vichy

19 Rue du Parc, 03200 Vichy
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  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Guided tour: "Second Empire, Belle Époque, Golden Age of Vichy"

Upon his arrival in Vichy, Emperor Napoleon III said: «I will try to make my presence useful in this country».
Saturday 17 September 2022, 10:30Passed
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Vichy destinations

Indeed, his five stays (1861-1866) in the resort will change the image of the city: the layout of boulevards, construction of a casino, parks, a town hall and several examples of domestic architecture, including the magnificent chalets on the edge of the combine. The Belle Epoque: between 1900 and 1910, hotels, spa buildings and places of entertainment were modernised: the opera house, the hall of the springs, the Grand Spa brought Vichy into one of the most brilliant phases of its history. The golden age of the city is consecrated.
Overview of the visit: The park and the hall of the Sources, the facade of the Palais des congrès-Opéra, the Strauss villa, the parks, the chalets, the galleries Napoleon III, the houses with bow-windows.

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Office de tourisme Vichy
19 Rue du Parc, 03200 Vichy
  • Allier
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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