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Must See

THE BIRD KING
In September, Le Puy
transforms itself for
its exuberant masked
Renaissance carnival,
the annual Bird King
Festival (www.roide
loiseau.com). For four
days the streets are
given over to magic,
theatre, music and
food. At the heart of it
all is a revival of an old
festi val from the days
of François I: an archery
contest whose winner
is dubbed the Bird King.

A Puy lacemaker
demonstrating her
craft, tatting fine
threads with multiple
bobbins, at her stall in
the rue des Tables

INSIDER TIP
Let There
Be Light
On summer evenings
a dazzling high-tech
digi tal light show called
the Puy de Lumières
(puydelumieres.fr) sets
six of the town’s iconic
sights ablaze with
breathtaking colour. The statue of the revered Black Madonna
at the Cathédrale de Notre-Dame
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