Enter the historic centre of Figeac at place Vival, where the tourist office and a history museum occupy the Hôtel de la Monnaie , an arcaded 13th-century building where money was exchanged. Purchase their excellent leaflet Les Clefs de la Ville (€0.30) for a guide to Figeac’s medieval and Renaissance architecture.
Rue de Balène and rue Caviale have the best examples of 14th- and 15th-century houses, many with wooden galleries, timber frames and original stone carvings, while rue de Colomb has fine Renaissance hôtels particulier .
Place Champollion is in the heart of the quarter, and behind Musée Champollion, place des Écritures is surrounded by medieval buildings and features a modern art replica of the Rosetta Stone by Joseph Kosuth.
