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Cathédrale Notre-Dame Frommer's Exceptional

Hours Cathedral Mar-Sept daily 7am-7:30pm; Oct-Feb daily 7am-6:30pm. Cloisters, Chapel of Relics, and museum Oct-Mar daily 9am-noon and 2-4:30pm; Apr-June daily 9am-12:30pm and 2-6pm; July-Sept daily 9:30am-6:30pm
Location Place du For
Phone 04-71-05-98-74
Prices Free admission to cathedral; to cloisters, Chapel of Relics, and museum 5€ ($7.30) adults, 4€ ($5.80) students and ages 18-25, free for children 17 and under

Frommer's Review

This Romanesque cathedral was conceived as a shelter and prayer site for medieval pilgrims heading to the religious shrines of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. Marked by vivid Oriental and Byzantine influences, it's worth a visit. The cloisters contain carved capitals dating from the Carolingian era. Occupying the cathedral's original treasury, and accessible from inside the cathedral, is Le Musée d'Art Religieux. It contains fabrics, religious icons, and gold and silver objects, including an unusual enameled chalice from the 12th century, that have been associated with the church for many centuries.

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