Maison des Trois Flûtes: House of the Three Flutes

The House of the Three Flutes, in Bourges

The House of the Three Flutes is a famous half-timbered house of old Bourges, at the corner of Rue Bourbonnoux. The Bourges audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this old residence with a singular decoration.

A half-timbered house with a singular decor

At the corner of Rue Joyeuse and Rue Bourbonnoux, the House of the Three Flutes is one of the many half-timbered houses that make the charm of old Bourges. It has a very particular decoration that earned it its name, made of motifs carved in the wood of its beams and its façades. A witness of medieval housing and of the art of the carpenters of the past, it illustrates the richness of the heritage of the old centre, one of the most preserved of France.

What to see

You admire the half-timbered house and its singular decoration, made of motifs carved in the wood, at the corner of Rue Bourbonnoux. The House of the Three Flutes illustrates the charm of old Bourges and its medieval housing. It is a stop for lovers of heritage, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The House of the Three Flutes lies at the corner of Rue Joyeuse and Rue Bourbonnoux, in the heart of old Bourges, reachable on foot. You mainly admire its façade from the street, the house being private. You discover it during a walk in the old centre.

Why is the House of the Three Flutes famous?

For its singular decoration carved in the wood, which earned it its name; it is one of the fine half-timbered houses of old Bourges.

Where is the House of the Three Flutes?

At the corner of Rue Bourbonnoux, in the heart of old Bourges.