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THERMAL ARCHITECTURE
The origins of the Thermalism
Renowned thermal spa station, Royat-Chamalières has started to develop in the 1850s. 
The visit of Napoléon III and the Empress Eugénie followed by the arrival of the railroad have contributed to the expansion of an exceptional thermal town, place for recreation and relaxation.Strolling in the thermal park, you will be able to discover the vestiges of the gallo-roman thermal establishment, the neo-classical architecture of the pump room as well as the superb mosaic which decorates the entry of the Saint-Mart small house (1912). All around, you will be astonished by the decorative wealth of the various big hotels and the bourgeois large houses. The gallo-roman vestiges
The mineral spring of the Rocks (within the town of Chamalières) is a place of veneration as stated by the newly unraveled ex-votos from recent excavations : pilgrim statues, naked silhouettes or dressed in tunics, and mostly anatomic board sketches, are as many unusual testimonies of the cult of our ancestors for this miraculous spring (Ex-votos exhibited at the Bargoin museum of Clermont-Fd).Moreover, some excavations, performed within the walls of the thermal facility boundaries exposed last century the vestiges of a gallo-roman pool. The Saint-Mart small house
Previously an establishment of care, the Saint Mart small house has known recently some significant restoration and has become a permanent exhibit room on thermalism.
Through a fun and interactive tour, you will be able to discover the history of the thermalism in Royat.
Information on guided tours at the Tourist Office.Guided tours
From April thru October, the Tourist Office of Royat-Chamalières proposes to participate in individual or group guided tours on appointment : Thermal Quarter, the Big Hotels, the old downtown of Chamalières and Royat. CHURCHES
Church of Notre-Dame
Roman style from the XIth and XIIth centuries, it has been reorganized several times. It is known as one of the five sanctuaries of the medieval time.
CHAMALIERES - Place Sully
Free access except during religious ceremonies.The church of Saint-Léger
Listed as historical monument, it is dated from the XIth and XIIth centuries. It was fortified in the XIVth century.
ROYAT - Place Cohendy
Discover the crypt with its monolithic pillars and their capitals, dating from the Xth century.
Free access except during religious ceremonies.Guided tours from May thru September (information of the Tourist Office 33 (0) 4 73 29 74 70) The roman art in Auvergne
It can be contemplated through many religious buildings : Notre-Dame du port in Clermont-Ferrand, Notre-Dame-de-Fers in Orcival, Saint-Austremoine in Issoire...
You will find all details in Roman Art section of the Tourist Office - Place de la Victoire - Clermont-Ferrand
Tel. : 33 (0) 4 73 98 65 00MUSEUMS
Museum of the Resistance and Deportation
 Place of memory which chronologically relates the World war II events, from the rise of the Nazi regime to the Liberation : documents, photographs, costumes, video library, video projection.
Open all year long from Monday thru Saturday from 9am to 12noon and from 2pm to 5:30pm
Costs : 2 euros per adult / 1 euro for children and students
Contacts :
Place Beaulieu
Chamalières
Tel. : 33 (0) 4 73 31 28 42
House of the past
Presentation of Royat from its origin to these days : exhibits, manuscripts, costumes, post cards...
Open from April 15 until October 15 : Monday thru Saturday from 3pm to 6pm
Costs :
• 3 euros par adult, free up to 12 years old
• Group reception : 2.50 euros
Contacts :
Place Cohendy, face à l'église Saint-Léger
Royat
Tel. : 33 (0) 4 73 29 98 18
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