Begun in 1280 by the viscounts of Turenne, this former fortress was converted into a magnificent Gothic palace in the 14C. The fine façade of this town house is dominated by a belfry. An arcade of pointed arches runs along the ground floor. The mai..

The 18C covered market in the middle of this square has retained its original architecture. The building, which symbolises the trade of yesteryear, is striking for its thick stone pillars supporting a heavy roof structure.

The boulevard des Cordeliers and boulevard du Capitani occupy the site of the old 12C and 13C ramparts. A few gates and towers, including the Tour de Tournemire , are reminders that the town was once fortified with a double surrounding wall.

This small street is where ecus and deniers were coined in the 13C Hôtel de la Monnaie (mint) for the viscountcy of Turenne. Also of note is the 16C Maison Grise (grey house) bearing the town’s coat of arms.

The disinherited son of Henry Plantagenet (King Henry II of England) died here in 1183. The small tower in the centre of the façade has openings topped with ball pediments on five storeys.

St-Maur church was built between the 13C and 16C and resembles a fortified castle in parts: its buttresses were converted into defence towers and the 48m-high bell tower was used as the town’s watchtower. This church has a fine Romanesque tympanum ..