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Le Carlton

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Cindy Michaud

Influence of Napoleon III

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Vichy would not be Vichy without the arrival of Napoleon III. His will? To make the city THE spa. A casino, chalets, thermal baths, or meeting places, all these places were initiated by Napoleon III.

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Interior of the Vichy Opera House

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Xavier Thomas

    Take in the sights

    Opera of Vichy

    The Vichy Opera House, a pure jewel of Art Nouveau style [1901] with 1480 seats, offers many events related to live entertainment. Since its renovation in 1995, the Opera organizes about sixty events throughout the year.

    at the request of Napoleon III

    Discover these emblematic places

    Napoleon III’s time in Vichy transformed the city with places that have become iconic and are now recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites under the title of “Great Water Cities of Europe.” Go and discover these nuggets!

    For architecture lovers

    Influence and eclecticism

    Church of Our Lady of the Sick
    The church Notre-Dame-des-Malades with its exceptional Art Deco interior decoration was built between 1925 and 1931 against the church Saint-Blaise. Its black virgin is...
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    Gothic brackets
    Samuel Henriquet, could have shone in the firmament of literature or architecture if his future had not been thwarted by an apathetic reaction of his readers and by his...
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    The Carlton
    The Carlton had a sumptuous existence but was disrupted by the two world wars. Requisitioned as a hospital in 1914, then as the headquarters of several ministries in 1940,...
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