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- GENAY :
Despite its growth, Genay still is a village, between the town and
the countryside, full of its past and traditions. Organized tours let us
find out the history of the "Franc-Lyonnais" capital. |
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- TREVOUX (9 km) :
Small historical town,
situated on the left side of the Saône, opposite the
Beaujolais, Trévoux has been the "Princedom of the Dombes" capital ; it
has a rich patrimony in culture, nature (view-point from the castle, the
river) and in diamond industry. |
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- ARS-sur-FORMANS (15 km) :
The village of the "Curé d'Ars" of which the story and the life
are explained in a museum (the 1st produced by Grévin in Rhône Alpes :
www.musee-ars.org)
is always an important place of pilgrimmage. |
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CHATILLON-sur-CHALARONNE (30 km) :
Marvellous flowered town of Châtillon, with nice houses suggestive of
the Middle Ages. Three museums : "traditions and life", museums of the
apothecaries and of the miniature train. |
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- LA DOMBES (10 km) :
Situated between Genay and the Bresse, this region let us discover many pools and animals living there.
There are many organized tours to take a ride in this quiet and magnificent landscape.
You can also visit the birds' sanctuary, interesting for children and for
adults. The Dombes is also famous for gastronomy traditions : frogs,
carps, chickens...
For more details look at "http://ladombes.free.fr". |
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- PEROUGES (28 km) :
Splendid middle ages city, with many archaeological, cultural and
gastronomical resources. Many animations all along the year. |
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- The cars museum in Rochetaillée (8 km) :
Created in 1960 by Henri Malartre, it's the first cars museum in France.
It presents a large cars collection unusual or famous, but also many
cycles and motor-cycles. (www.musee-malartre.com). |
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- LYON (20 km) :
Fascinating town, with a lot of contrasts, from the Croix-Rousse or
Fourvière slopes to the modern district of Part-Dieu, through the peninsula,
find out all the diverse sights.Many museums about traditions and
town history, exhibitions, cabarets... Organized tours in the old quaters (the
"traboules") ... and of course the cooking tradition and the gastronomy
in the "bouchons lyonnais".
Town for all shows : The
lights' feast on the 8th of december, the Fourvière's nights in july, the
painted walls, the "Tête d'Or" Park....
More details on :
www. lyon-france.com |
The roman theater |
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Fourvière's Basilica |
The rose-garden |
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The lights' feast |
Painted walls : The Cinema's wall |
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- The Beaujolais and the country
of "Pierres Dorées" :
At less than 30 mn from Genay, this region presents very various lanscape.
In the south, the marvellous villages of the "Pierres Dorées" country. In
the north, a wild mountain with fir-trees, with splendid panoramas on the
Saône Valley, tthe Alpes and the Mont Blanc. In between, the Beaujolais'
vineyard and its many castles, its cellars and traditionnal restaurants. |
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Return to "our region"
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