Surroundings The Dombes | Beaujolais | Lyon


The Dombes

Trévoux, the former capital of the Dombes principality is the gate to this splendid natural area. In your leisure you can :

make the most of the mildness and quietness of the landscape dotted with a thousand ponds.

observe birds all along "la route des étangs de la Dombes" (the road of Dombes ponds). As well as the birds park in Villars les Dombes.

taste the gastronomical delights inspired by the local fish-breeding production.

discover Pérouges, the perfectly preserved medieval town.

go to Ars sur Formans (10 km away) the village of the famous vicar, the patron saint of all vicars in the world.

The Beaujolais

      Who can resist during their stay in Trévoux, the desire to go all the way (10 km) that separates the town from one of the most famous wine-producting French areas. In the course of going round cellars, you can appreciate the particular stamp of villages and houses made of golden stones.

Lyon

The second French metropolis

      What a pleasure to return to the peaceful banks of the river Saône in Trévoux, after making the most of the many ressources, not far away (25 kms away) from the former capital of Gaules.
      The Saint Jean, Croix Rousse districts, the Bellecour square, the Gallo-Roman site of Fourvière, museums (Saint Pierre, of materials, …), the opera house, …

The tourist office of Trévoux

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