How to make the most of your stay?
We suggest a visit of the places that have inspired the painter Pierre Soulages, making him a great master of contemporary art.
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Week-end in the footsteps of Pierre Soulages.
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The program.
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Morning
The work of Pierre Soulages, visit of his museum
The Soulages museum is unique, due to its location and its architecture in the heart of a park, and is home to the largest collection in the world of works by painter Pierre Soulages. A varied collection which traces back all the painter’s artistic work
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Afternoon
Encounter with the standing stones of the Fenaille Museum
In the 1940s, the young Pierre Soulages met the gaze of the standing stones of the Fenaille museum. “When for the first time I saw the engraved stones in the Fenaille museum, it was a shock“. The astonishing series of walnut stains carried out in the years 1947-1949 evokes the same head-on impact, a radicality of construction.
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Conques, a village of a thousand treasures.
Discover Conques, ranked among The Most Beautiful Villages of France, a major stopover on the path to Santiago de Compostela.
You will be surprised by Sainte-Foy abbey and tympanum of the Last Judgement, masterpieces of Romanesque art. Admire its exceptional treasure of medieval goldwork. Admire the light of the contemporary stained glass windows by Pierre Soulages.
Many guided tours of Conques are available:
- Sainte-Foy Abbey with:
- The tympanum of the Last Judgement, masterpieces of Romanesque art,
- Contemporary stained glass windows by Pierre Soulages.
- The medieval treasure.
In short, we offer you:
- A tour of the Soulages museum,
- Lunch at Café Bras,
- A tour of the Fenaille museum,
- Dinner in central Rodez,
- A tour of the village of Conques (45 min by car from Rodez).
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Practical
Informations.
Rodez Agglomération Tourist Office : www.rodez-tourisme.fr /+33 (0)5.65.75.76.77
Soulages Museum : www.musee-soulages-rodez.fr/en / +33 (0)5.65.73.82.60
Conques Tourist Office: www.tourisme-conques.fr/en / +33 (0)5.65.72.85.00
