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The medieval city of perouges

Walks  Sites and museums 

Its small cobblestoned lanes, with its central waterspout, its old well, its squirrel-type winepress, its fortress church, its picturesque houses, its stores with stalls and evocative signs will take you to the middle ages.

Discovering the city

Discovering the city


  The Upper Gate, through which visitors enter Pérouges.
  The Fortress Church - in a remarkable condition of preservation, this building of the XVth century is a listed history monument
  Rue des Princes
  L'Ostellerie - one of most beautiful residences of Perouges, was perhaps an "hostelry", when originally built

A stroll

A stroll


  The Sundial, located on the "Place du Tilleul" facing north
  Place du Tilleul, one of the best-preserved elements of the "cité", with at the centre, the tree of freedom dating back to the XIXth century
  Rue des Rondes
  The Lower Gates,

Birds park

Birds park


  The Birds Park, situated in the heart of Dombes is the open part of the Reserve sanctuary of 380 hectares, created to preserve a single biotope, the dombist countryside

Montluel

Montluel


  Notre Dame des Marais Church (XVth century)
  St Barthelemy Chapel (XIIIth century)
  Theatre de Verdure, situated North of the St Barthelemy Chapel

Pont d'ain

Pont d'ain


  Visit Church of Varambon, Tossiat, Priay, Ambronay - the Catherinette chapel
  The Castle of La Maison des Princes de Savoie
  The caves of Cerdon

Bourg-en-bresse

Bourg-en-bresse


  Brou Monastery
  The Porte des Jacobins or Jacobin gateway and the church of the same name
  The theatre and Grenette complex
  Quinconces bandstand
  Albert Camus centre

Exploring ambérieux en dombes and its neighbourhoods

Exploring ambérieux en dombes and its neighbourhoods


  The Castle, made out of bricks dating from the 14th century
  The ponds
  The horses
  The puit, capped of a hemispherical top

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