Historic sites in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Annecy old town and lake

Annecy, Haute-Savoie

Annecy's old town has canals, flower-lined bridges and pastel houses, earning it the name 'Venice of the Alps'.

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Royal Monastery of Brou

Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain

A Flamboyant Gothic church and monastery built in the early 1500s by Margaret of Austria in memory of her husband, the Duke of Savoy.

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Vieux Lyon and Fourvière

Lyon, Métropole de Lyon

Lyon's old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stretches along the Saône river below the hill of Fourvière, with Renaissance houses, the Gothic Saint…

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Château de Villeneuve-Lembron

Saint-Germain-Lembron, Puy-de-Dôme

A château in the Auvergne built around 1500 for Rigaud d'Aureille, a steward of the French kings, known for its rare Renaissance wall paintings, its …

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Château de Voltaire, Ferney

Ferney-Voltaire, Ain

The country house where Voltaire spent his last 20 years, a short way from the Swiss border so that he could flee if he got into trouble.