ONLYLYON guides lead a walk through the historic Saint-Jean quarter. Cobbled streets, inner courtyards and traboules reveal buildings shaped by Gothic and Renaissance architecture. The commentary recalls the great fairs that enriched Lyon and the Lyonnais and Italian families who left their mark on this protected district.
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Vonnas and the Etablissements Blanc
This guided visit connects the history and heritage of Vonnas with the Etablissements Blanc. The route includes part of the starred restaurant, with its room, cellar and portrait gallery. It forms part of Saveurs en Veyle, the community’s gastronomic gathering. The visit is free, with places limited to fifteen people and advance booking required.
Saoû Winter Fruit Fair
Winter fruit and seasonal produce bring around 150 selected exhibitors to Saoû’s Foire aux fruits d’hiver. Apples, chestnuts, walnuts, honey, preserves and Picodon share the stalls with craftwork. Music accompanies the fair, while wood-fired soup and mulled wine are among the foods and drinks served during the gathering.
Inside Le Corbusier’s Couvent de La Tourette
The guided visit opens the interior of Sainte-Marie de La Tourette, Le Corbusier’s Dominican convent at Éveux. It introduces the building’s history, architectural concept and symbolism. Visitors discover spaces for intellectual, communal and spiritual life, including the church. The tour connects these spaces with Dominican life past and present and the convent’s place within UNESCO-listed modern architectural heritage.
Le Puy-en-Velay: Upper Town and Cathedral
A guide leads this exploration of Le Puy-en-Velay in partnership with the Pays d’Art et d’Histoire. The route moves from the Renaissance lower town into the medieval upper town. It ends with a visit to Notre-Dame cathedral, recognised by UNESCO as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela. Advance registration is required for the tour.
Jeu de piste de Saint-Restitut
A quarryman has lost an object essential to extracting Tricastin’s white stone in this Saint-Restitut treasure hunt. Children follow clues through the village centre to help recover it, exploring the streets through the quarrying story. The French-language game is free for children aged six to twelve, with a game sheet available to download.
A Thousand Years at Suze-la-Rousse Castle
The guided visit follows the history of Suze-la-Rousse castle through its medieval exterior, Renaissance courtyard and interior rooms. The route also takes in the jeu de paume court. Leisure and entertainment at the château are central to the account of how the building was used and how life there changed over time.
La Motte-Chalancon Weekly Market
La Motte-Chalancon’s Provençal market changes scale with the seasons, from a small winter gathering to a summer market with around seventy traders. The food stalls sell goat cheeses alongside fresh fruit and vegetables from the region. Clairette and other local wines are also among the products offered by the traders.
Puits de savoirs: Excavating Izernore
Puits de savoirs explores more than two centuries of archaeological discoveries at Izernore. Finds from the temple and wells reveal the settlement’s Gallo-Roman past. Recent Inrap excavations shed new light on its crafts, with exceptional objects displayed for the first time. Young visitors can follow Buxy the weasel through exhibition panels and a free activity booklet.
Valence’s Old Town After Dark
Christmas illuminations light the old centre of Valence during a guided walk through its history. Designed for families and groups of friends, the route takes place as darkness falls. Hot drinks and papillotes, the wrapped Christmas sweets, are served at the end of the tour. Booking ahead is required for this French-language tour.