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Visit Tende, medieval village on the Salt Road The Organ Road, visit and organ concert in Tende

 

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Visit of Tende, medieval village on the Salt Road
	A guided tour of the beautiful medieval village will take you centuries back, all along the winding cobblestone streets with carved lintels and vaulted passages. The fountains with green stone benches, around the many stone wash-houses, the quiet of the baroque chapels and splendour of the collegial church (filled with the exceptional sound of its great organ), you can revel in the daily working and spiritual life of the inhabitants and admire the patient work of multi terraced gardens.
	In one of our local inns sheer charm and warm welcome: your taste buds will get to work on our mix of Mediterranean and Italian foods. Take your time to enjoy and relax before the next stop: the ethnological and archaeological museum.
	The Merveilles museum will take you back 4.500 years: you can explore the beliefs and knowledge of the Bronze Age, all within the exceptional collections of Pr H. de Lumley gathered from the historical sites in the Valley of Merveilles. Also, tales of our popular traditions and legends by an unusual story teller…
	The House of the Mercantour National Park is recent. Here you can update what you know about alpine flora and fauna. Otherwise you may prefer a visit inside a bee hive and find out everything about a bee’s life – in the House of Bees and Honey. If you prefer Arts and Crafts and old traditions: we will let you visit private collections of the the House of Traditions kept by old Tendasque families reflecting traditional working life and keepers of the memories of their town.…
The Organ Road, visit & organ concert in Tende
	The Organ Road offers you the double plaisure of discovering the village of Tende and enjoy a unique organ concert in the huge cathedral church Notre Dame de l'Assomption, every 3rd sunday of the summer months (in june, july, august and september) more information on The Organ Road
	Something more from Tende Tourism: our guide will let you knowthe hidden back streets and inner little places, so that you can really get to know the heart of our village away from ready-made opinions. This discovery will leave you with an imperishable souvenir of your trip to Tende…
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