Things to do in Villefranche-sur-Saône
Around Villefranche-sur-Saône, Notrebellefrance lists 17 tourist sites within 18 km, including 14 castles. Not to be missed: Château de Saint-Trys, Château de la Fontaine and Château de Bionnay.
Château de Saint-Trys
Château de la Fontaine
Château de Bionnay
At the end of the twentieth century, several buyers followed one another. Among them, in 1994, Philippe Bally, inventor and industrial artist.
Château de Fléchères
Château du Sou
Château de Jarnioux
Built in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the château de Jarnioux is one of the best preserved in the Beaujolais, since it never knew a siege. Its 6 towers, one of which 30 metres high, punctuate its imposing structure.
Château de Montmelas
The château de Montmelas, of which written traces exist from the year 970, was initially a stronghold of the lords of Beaujeu.
Château de Rochebonne
The main building is flanked by two large round towers. Triangular pediments and terraces with stone balustrade.
Château de Rapetour
A thirteenth-century château. Inner courtyard with Renaissance galleries and stone column, coats of arms.
Oingt
Oingt is a magnificent medieval village, listed and restored, perched on a spur overlooking the Azergues valley where the "Route Fleurie" passes, linking the most beautiful villages of the Pays des Pierres Dorées.
Musée Espace Pierres Folles
Château de Lissieu
Château de Janzé
The château de Janzé is in the commune of Marcilly-d'Azergues, in the Rhône département, north-west of Lyon, on the slope of a valley overlooking the Azergues valley.
Château de la Chaize
Since 1967, the castle has been the property of the Marquise de Roussy de Sales who thus succeeded her aunt the Marquise de Montaigu, then the last descendant of this long family line.
Château de Montribloud
Château de Rochetaillée-sur-Saone
The château now houses the Automobile Museum belonging to the City of Lyon, one of the finest French collections, due to its former owner, car enthusiast Henri Malartre.
