The Brive of yesterday and today, a festival of curiosities and an escapade to 2 incomparable sites nearby : Allassac and Turenne
Intrepid and lively, "swashbuckling" personifies Brive




History great and small : diverse themes...
To help reveal her treasures and share her secrets : these interviews…
… and these encounters

Brive la Gaillarde
Place du 14 juillet
The Place de la Guierle, the book, country and gastronomy fairs, and rugby
ALAIN PENEAU, rugby player, speaks of Brive and his rugby club
Chapel of Saint Libéral
History of the Saint, the portal and barbican, the Hundred Years War
Church of Saint Martin
Organization of the city during the Middle Ages, Martin the Spaniard – martyr of Brive
Labenche Museum
The collections of the museum, the etymology of the word "Gaillard" by Alain Rey, Edmond Michelet
Collège des doctrinaires
Its famous students, the history of this middle school

Allassac
Church of St Jean Baptiste
The church of St Jean Baptiste of Allassac, the Hundred Years War, the slate works
MONSIEUR LASCAUX, author of the book “Allassac, a land, a history” explains the Arabic influence in the architecture of the church and describes the famous Baroque altarpiece
Tower of César
The origin of the name, its architecture, the wines of Bas Limousin

Turenne
Place du Foirail
The Chateau, the alliance of princes, "Crazy Week" in Turenne.
MADAME GUELI, historian, tells the tale of these unusual events in French history
The Mauriole Gate
The fortifications of the village, the panorama, organization of the city during the Middle Ages


9 Stages to discover and hear history… and its stories.
Commentaries read by actors with re-enactments, interviews, music…
Each Stage is a complete audio production of about 4 minutes.
Allovisitâ audio directions guide you along the circuit and from one stage to the next on foot and by car.