TOURISM AND DISCOVERY FOR ALL

The Tourist Office of Conques took necessary steps to provide the majority of visitors with the tools to discover the site. A continuous and properly thought work realized in relation with qualified associations (ie.: Braille et Culture...) allowed to adapt, little by little, the site and its welcoming to people with visual disabilities. The team from the Tourist Office receives on-going trainings in this goal. This policy permitted the Tourist Office to be honored with the label - Tourisme et Handicap - (visual and mental disabilities). The Tourist Office can help you with specified guided tours for groups. Touchable maps and 3D models will allow you to discover the site. The Tourist Office stays available to give you all the necessary information related to Conques' accessibility.

Information for VISITORS with motor disability

Parking:

The village of Conques has designated parking spots for people with motor disability.

• West Parking of the village
• East Parking (near the Town Hall)

To download the Map of the village (in French only), click here.

Circulation in the village

From May to September, driving through the village is regulated. Drivers are invited to park their vehicle on one of our two designated parkings. However, people with motor disability may enter the village to be dropped off close to its center. Please, identify yourself to the parking staff to be allowed in. Drivers must then park their vehicle on designated parking spots.

The Tourist Office, set on a ground level, is accessible to wheelchairs. Do not hesitate to contact us for further information.

Access to the monuments and the site of Conques

Abbey-church: People with motor disability will find a ramp located on the North entrance of the church (left side from the church square). Inside the church, another ramp is set to reach the nave.
The upper gallery (tribunes) are only reachable by staircases. For security reasons, they are only open during tours by the Tourist Office and children under the age of 12 are not allowed in the upper gallery.

Cloister: To avoid the stairs (right of the front church square), you may choose going left of the church, around the apse until the cloister. A ramp is located at its entrance.

Treasure of goldsmiths' art: The Treasure room is reachable by a lift or three inside steps.

Joseph-Fau Museum: The museum is set on three levels with staircases. The ground level is reachable by wheelchairs.

Village: Some streets are paved and on a slop. Streets with stairs have railings on sidewalls.

Public lavatories

The public lavatory accessible to wheelchairs is located at the parking near the Townhall. Other public lavatories located in the village have steps (left side of the church square and Rue de la Porte de fer, under the Museum).

Information for VISITORS with visual disability

Conques' municipality and the Tourist Office are working together with the Association Braille et Culture in order to facilitate the discovery of its rich heritage by people with visual disability. A few touchable materials are already available. Most of these objects are set inside, except for the Touchable Map of the village with Braille and big characters (French only) set on Place Chirac, across from the Tourist Office. In the Musee J.-Fau (right of the church square) the available supports are: 

• a presentation of the village, the church and the Treasure in Braille or big characters (French only) with touchable booklets, with details of the structures and objets in relief.
• a 3D model of the church with its major elements of architecture.
• a small scale molding of the Tympanum.
• details of the church entrance and tympanum.
• a small 3D model of the Majesty of Saint Foy.

Circulation in the village

The streets of Conques are mainly paved. The main street is partially paved, with wider paving stones delimiting the sides. Some cross streets have stairs with irregular steps.

Specific tours may be organized for groups (in English according to guide's availability).  Contact the Tourist Office for further information.

Access to the monuments and the site of Conques

Steps and paving will be found along the way. For further details, please contact the Tourist Office.

Information for VISITORS with mental disability

Circulation in the village

Conques has pictograms to indicate parking lots and public facilities. The municipality and the Tourist Office of Conques are working together on Street Signs understandable by all, in order to make the discovery of Conques easier. The parking lots are located:

• On the 1^st entrance of the village, at the end of the main street
• On the upper part of the village, near the Town Hall

A Map of the village is located on each of the main parking lots.

The Tourist Office may organize any specific visit for your group (in English according to guide's availability). Touchable materials related to Conques can be handled by the public. They are set in the Museum J.-Fau:

• a simplified map of the village.
• a 3D model of the abbey-church and its elements of architecture.
• details of the church entrance and tympanum.
• a small 3D model of the Majesty of Saint Foy.
• presentation of the village, the church and the treasure on booklets with big characters and colours.

Information for VISITOR with auditory disability

Flyers and documents are available at the Tourist Office (map of the village, practical guide, touristic map of the district,...) and at the Treasure (visit document, available in English). Our staff will be glad to give them to you for a memorable visit of Conques.

Tourism and Discovery for all (Tourisme et découverte pour tous)

The Tourist Offices from the Pays Ruthénois work together to favor and to value leisure activities and touristic services for people with disability. Click here to discover what is presented at the Tourist Office of Conques. The pictogram on the upper right identifies the concerned disability.