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Notre Dame cathedral

At the summit of the mountain that the old town is built on. The cathedral is architecturally quite interesting with a lot of small towers and windows. There is a fantastic look over the city and the surroundings from the tower, but as the cathedral is situated at the top of the city, already the view from the small square outside it worth taking a picture of.

Address: Place de la Cathédrale
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-19:00, Sat Sun 08:00-18:00
Price: Free

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