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The Tourist Office of Conques IS OPen EVERY DAY

9:30-12:30 and 14:00-18:30 (April-September) ; 10:00-12:30 and 14:00-17:30 (October-March)

The Treasure is open every day

9:30-12:30 and 14:00-18:30 (April-September) ; 10:00-12:30 and 14:00-17:30 (October-March)

The museum J-Fau is open from May to early November

Guided tours of the site are with a previous reservation.

email : contact@tourisme-conques.fr

05 65 72 85 00 (Office of Conques) - 05 65 71 13 18 (office of Marcillac)

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FESTIVITIES OF SAINT-FOY

October 8 & 9, 2022

The festivities start on Saturday 8th of October, with activities organized by the Friars Community of Conques:

  • Pilgrimage from Sénergues to Conques (bring your pic-nic) at 12:00 noon
  • At 20:30, torchlight procession in the village (candles will be set by the residents along the path). A religious ceremony will close the procession.

The major procession with the golden reliquary-statue will be hel on Sunday 9th of October at 10:30am. 

  • A concert is programmed in the church at 15:30.

For more details related to the animations, contact the Abbey at 05 65 69 85 12 or click here

    night show - Lights and Polychromy on the Tympanum

    program from April to october 13, 2024

    Regular programming

    • 21:00 : Presentation of the tympanum of the Last Judgment by a friar from the religious community of Conques (in French) 
    • 21:30 : Visit of the upper-gallery of the abbey-church (close to the Romanesque capitals and the contemporary glass windows by Pierre Soulages) - Access allowed from 12 years old ; fee 6€
    • 22:15 : Polychromy of the Tympanum - By night, the progressive revealing of the colours offer a revisited reading of the 12th century tympanum and its 124 sculpted figures. Composing the Last Judgment and depicting the celestial Court, the angels, the elected, the condemned and other devils come to life. 

    Low Season:

    • From October 14 to 18: 21:00 Polychromy of the Tympanum
    • From October 19 to November 3: 21:00 Presentation of the tympanum ; 21:45 Polychromy of the tympanum
    • From November 4 to 5: 21:00 Polychromy of the tympanum

    CONQUES GREAT SITE OF OCCITANIE

    Following the experience of the « Great Sites in Midi-Pyrenees », the new region Occitanie unveiled the first list of touristic sites on the eve to become "Great Sites of Occitanie".
    Conques belongs to the first round. To be admitted, the nominees must present a development strategy for their territory, while elaborating a transversal strategic project for 5 years, counting with the influence of this same territory, a guardian of stable activities and attractiveness.
    The main objective of the process is to answer the travellers’ new concerns based on rich, unique and unusual experiences that give sense to their journey.