Galerie du fer-à-cheval – Horseshoe Gallery

The Horseshoe Gallery, a shopping arcade of Vichy

The Horseshoe Gallery perfectly illustrates the elegant commercial architecture of Vichy. The Vichy audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this shopping arcade, whose horseshoe shape houses many shops.

A horseshoe-shaped gallery

The Horseshoe Gallery owes its name to its characteristic shape. It houses about twenty shops on the ground floor, protected by an elegant structure. Over its history, it has notably hosted a renowned jewellery store. A witness of the refined commercial architecture of Vichy, it remains a prized place for shopping and strolling in the heart of the city.

What to see

Here you wander between the shops, under the elegant structure of this horseshoe-shaped gallery, in the heart of Vichy. The place illustrates the refinement of the commerce of the spa town. It is a pleasant stop, ideal for shopping and strolling, in the historic centre.

Practical information

The Horseshoe Gallery lies in the heart of the city centre of Vichy, reachable on foot. It is a freely accessible shopping arcade; the shops have their own hours. The place is discovered during a walk in the centre, between architecture and shops.

Where does the name of the Horseshoe Gallery come from?

From its characteristic horseshoe shape; this shopping arcade of Vichy houses about twenty shops.

Where is the Horseshoe Gallery?

In the heart of the city centre of Vichy.