Montauban Audio Guided Walking Tour 1h10 and 18 reviews

Many Montalbanese know this house. For older guests, it was a former Inn and Restaurant that was very prominent in the 1950s. But for the new generations, it’s that of the crier!

In the heart of the city, but especially of the cultural life of Montauban, the Olympe theatre in Gouges is as it has been since 1930. Before him, a first hall, built in 1792 by the city, gathered the inhabitants around games of palm, whose rules are similar to those of tennis.

Are all the bridges in the municipality of Montauban above the Tarn? Not quite! While six of them do span the river, it was also necessary to build them at the gates of the city centre to really ensure Montoise traffic in its entirety.

A roundabout? Yes, put like that, it’s not really the kind of tourist Attraction that sells dreams. Yet you should know that this roundabout, seemingly rather sober, maintains the wackiest appeal that Montauban can have with tourists.

Walking through the streets of Montauban is an exceptional opportunity to meet the work of Antoine Bourdelle, outside the walls of a museum.

Respecting the local architectural tradition, the former Jesuit college planted its imposing brick silhouette in the surrounding setting.

For some it is the name of a street, for others it is that of a theater. But before they were attached to public places, these men and women were personalities who marked the history of France, and shaped that of Montauban forever.

Atypical with its white robe, in this architectural landscape essentially made of red brick, Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Cathedral is the highest point in the old center of Montauban.

During the 13th century, Montauban saw the development of a network of convents outside the city walls, which gradually expanded and gained ground.

Once past the gates, expect to dive into THE green zone of Montauban. Spread over an area of 3 hectares, the plant garden presents remarkable plant specimens, from here or elsewhere, most of which were planted when this site was created in the 19th century.

If we told you that in the plant garden, a plot is held by American Indians, would you believe us? All those who answered no, it’s bad to know us, since we’re not the kind to tell salads.

True to the post, at the gates of the city, the Old Bridge, it is 700 years of history that elegantly span the Tarn. And to find out how this whole adventure started, listen carefully.

Regardless of our position on the Tarn docks, we are as if drawn, intrigued, by this overwhelming brick building that all Montalbanese know. This is the Ingres Bourdelle Museum.

Cross the Pont Vieux, where the black and white pebbles, coming from the Tarn and the Garonne, lead you to the Villebourbon district. Once the water is under your feet, look up to the left: you will see a beautiful string of houses by the river. It’s the first image we keep when we arrive here.

Housed in the former palace of the Court of Aids, the Victor Brun Natural History Museum was founded in 1852, on the initiative of the members of the Society of Sciences. Through this cultural project, their first wish was to make their Private Collections available to the Montabanese.

The fact that Saint James Church is so well anchored in the historic centre of Montauban is due to the fact that it is the oldest monument in the city. Its construction, which dates back to the 13th century, makes it, like the Old Bridge, a vestige of the Middle Ages still used today.

Much more hidden than churches and public monuments, Montauban mansions are also beautiful pearls of local heritage. If they protect themselves behind their gates and large doors, it is sometimes possible to learn a little more about them, and the history they contain.

Can you see a little more excitement around here? There is nothing to worry about, since you have just entered the National Square. Since the creation of the city in 1144, this public space has been the heart of Montauban.