Argentat, a town that is a true tourist destination, with its old bargees’ port, its authentically built barge, its old style cobbled riverside quays, its traditional wooden galleried houses, its floodlit riverside and its historical old town centre.

If you want to get to know the history of our ancient town a bit better, take advantage of :

• The Maison du Patrimoine (open every day except Monday from June to September)
  An area showing the history of Argentat its region and its boat building. The objects found during an archeological dig at the Gaulish site of the Puy du Tour are also on display here.  This was a Second Iron Age (450 to 50 BC) grouped settlement  with thatched wooden buildings, faced with lath and plaster .
• Explanation of local boat building complete with a demonstration of ancient navigation techniques (every Tuesday in July and August at 6pm, free entertainment)
• Guided visit of the old town on offer every Wednesday at 10am in July and August.(Out of season, groups only - contact us).
• Self-guided visit of the old town, thanks to a circuit of its most important buildings with noticeboards describing their history.