Lyon

Day Trips & Walks

Ars-sur-Formans

A Catholic pilgrimage

+33 4 7408 1076

rue Jean Marie Vianney, Ars-sur-Formans 01480

Château de Septème

An important medieval fortress built in the 11th century and restored during the Renaissance

+33 4 7458 2605

Pont-Evêque, Septème 38780

Col de la Luère

Mountain pass, forest hikes & splendid views

Monts du Lyonnais, Chevinay 69210

Crémieu

Town with a 12th century castle

+33 4 7490 4513

9 Place Nation, Cremieu 38460

Dombes (La)

An area famous for its marshes

+33 4 7498 0629

3, place de l'Hôtel-de-ville, Villars les Dombes 01330

Grottes de la Balme

Caves of geological and historical interest on the Rhone river

Les Grottes de la Balme, La-Balme-les-Grottes 38390

Ile Barbe (L')

Remains of mediaeval monastery on an island in the Saône river

+33 4 7277 6969 (Tourist Information)

Quai Raoul Carrié, Lyon 69009

Parc aux oiseaux

Ornithological park

+33 (0)4 7498 0554

Route Nationale 83, Villars les Dombes 01330

Parc zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine

Zoological park

+33 4 7775 1868

Parc Zoologique, Saint-Martin La Plaine 42800

Presqu’île

An Island It's Not

, Lyon 69007

Pérouges

Medieval city and museum

+33 4 7446 7084

Route de la Cité, Perouges 01800

Sainte-Marie-de-la-Tourette

Dominican convent re-built by Le Corbusier

+33 4 7829 0134 (Tourist Information)

La Tourette, Eveux 69210

Trévoux

Mediaeval town

+33 4 7400 3632 (Tourist Bureau)

33 Rue Gouvernement de Dombes, Trévoux 01600

Vienne

Ancient and medieval remains

+33 4 7277 6969 (Tourist Information)

Cours Brillier, Vienne 38200

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