La Cooperative de Mai

Clermont-Ferrand


Cavernous warehouse concert venue, where rock, pop and the occasional local festival light up the stage.

Catch tram A to place du 1er Mai.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Clermont-Ferrand attractions

1. L'Aventure Michelin

0.32 MILES

Yes, it’s a temple dedicated to the Auvergne’s world-famous tyre brand, but the 'Michelin Adventure' is a crowd-pleasing attraction. Gallery spaces are…

2. Notre Dame du Port Belvédère

0.71 MILES

Follow signs from rue Robertus to a staircase leading to head-on views of the extraordinarily detailed stonework on the Notre Dame du Port church.

3. Basilique Notre Dame du Port

0.73 MILES

This architectural gem has all the key elements of a Romanesque church: semi-circular arches, a bulky silhouette and a broad headpiece. But its…

4. Musée d'Art Roger Quilliot

0.87 MILES

Housed in an Ursuline convent 3km northeast of central Clermont, the city’s premier gallery takes design cues from NYC’s Guggenheim, its white spiral…

5. Fontaine d'Amboise

0.88 MILES

Two blocks north of the cathedral, this early-16th-century fountain has three tiers carved in a delicate Gothic style. It's the focal point of a pretty…

6. Cathédrale Notre Dame

0.95 MILES

Clermont-Ferrand’s skyline broods with volcanic stone, but its most impressive edifice is Cathédrale Notre-Dame, whose 108m twin spires pierce the sky…

7. Église St-Eutrope

0.98 MILES

Sprouting from the 5th-century site of one of Clermont-Ferrand's oldest churches is this magnificent 12th-century church, crowned with a prickly Gothic…

8. Musée d'Histoire Naturelle Henri-Lecoq

1.12 MILES

Clermont’s natural history museum is a pleasant enough rainy-day diversion. The first floor pays homage to the city’s most famous son, 17th-century…