Cross the Square diagonally on the right, then take the Rue des Vergeaux.
In this street (Nos. 57-59—K on detailed plan) is the Maison du Sagittaire (Archers’ House), so called on account of two small figures of archers carved at the top of the keystones of the arcaded vaults on the ground-floor.
Pure Renaissance in style and dating from 1593, it is the finest and best preserved house in the old town (photo opposite).
The ground-floor comprises two broken-arch arcades, each of whose tympanums is ornamented with two semi-recumbent figures of women.
A frieze ornamented with medallions of Roman warriors extends between the ground-floor and first-floor.
Five magnificent lions’ muzzles appear between Renaissance motifs in this frieze.