Monuments to visit Rhône

the cooler is a curious th century building used to store the natural ice necessary for the supply of the Château castle. Recently restored, it is in the form of a three-quarter egg-shaped tank, which is buried by two opposing corridors (loading and unloading), all covered in glazed tiles.

It allows you to follow the evolution of these monuments, from the th century to the present. You can find them in the publication of the Rhône Department «Les Croix en Pays Mornantais».

Image of the village, it is the only remaining part of the entrance of the fortifications built in the th and th centuries.

Here you will discover a charming Renaissance inner courtyard, where a turret in saillie commands galleries with arcades in full hanger.

Here we will have to look at the facades, but they are worth it! One is Gothic style, the other of Renaissance style, and it has a comparative illustration of the two styles dominating Villefranche.

A beautiful cut-off tower houses a monumental fireplace, 4,20 m long and 1,20 m deep.

We admire the beautiful inner courtyard and its sculpted rods.

Rare example of a perfectly preserved courtyard, with its cut-off turret and gallery without arcades.

This house was built by the Pères fathers.

Built in the th century with the permission of King Henri III by Claude Villars, Captain and Squire de Condrieu. Since 1832, he belongs to the Roque family. The building has been listed in the Historical Monuments Inventory since the late 1980 s.