Monuments to visit Rhône-Alpes

This castle has little to do with that of Star'Ac! And yet we're at a talent discoverer on a national rock scene that becomes a little more compelling every year. 2 kilometres from Saint Center, it was in the old family farm that Mr Exbrayat created the castle Ruling in the late 1970 s. At the beginning, these are musicians who come to animate the place, and then they will be increasingly international groups that will come to burn the planks of a mythical stage, open to all styles: reggae (with Kana in particular), techno-rock (Dandy Freaks), jazz acid (Brooklyn Funk Essentials)… So some "big sizes" make, after a Parisian scene, a detour by Ruling for an unforgettable date. Of course, it is sometimes difficult to reach the bar of a box as irrefutable as the music it broadcasts, but the pleasure of coming here is still in the diverse encounters that can be made on its way. Note that to make a full place for new electronic music, Ruling has opened a second room - down - to the electric atmosphere with a turning dj from the dub to drum & bass passing through the hardtek. In short, a passage required to live at the time of the night ardéchoise.

He was the last in operation before being destroyed along with all the small local mills around 1960.

A few minutes from the neighborhoods of La Métare, the castle of Rochetaillée proudly displays the ruins of its ramparts. An iron staircase allows you to visit the interior free of charge and without supervision (some panels are used for guided tours). Built on a quartz peak, this building dates back to the 11th century and has only 3 of its 4 original towers. Accessible day and night, the top of the towers offers a breathtaking view of the village and its surroundings!

An interesting private residence built by Galien de Châbons in 1640.

Around Chazelles, you can still see the chimneys of the old chapelleries boiler. Indeed, Chazelles counted more than 30 artisan or industrial chapelleries that can be discovered in the city. For example, in Martouret Street, the now disused Fléchet factory will be found. This company, operating from 1859 to 1976, was one of the largest in the city and exported its production worldwide. Towards the Rue de la Liberté, the passage of the White Hat takes its name from an headgear that manufactured only white felt cones… As for St. Galmier's Highway No. 16, former headgear Blanchard today hosts the Workshop-Musée du Chapeau.

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.