Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Ain

Hotel particulier classé
01300 Belley

The Hôtel des Ducs de Savoie is a private hotel located in Belley, Ain, which has been listed as historical monuments since 1926. It now houses the local tourist office.

Chartreuse
01300 Virignin

The Chartreuse of Pierre-Châtel, an ancient medieval fortress transformed into a Cartusian monastery, dominates the Rhône in Virignin (Ain). Ranked a historical monument, it combines military and religious architecture from the 14th to the 18th centuries.

Hospice
01400 Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne

The hospital of Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, a former 18th and 19th century hospital, stands in the Ain, integrating a medieval tower transformed into a chapel. It now houses part of the Museum Traditions et Vie.

Château fort
01500 Ambérieu-en-Bugey

The castle of Allymes, a former 14th century castle transformed in the 16th and 19th centuries, dominates Ambérieu-en-Bugey (Ain) from a rocky spur at 650 m altitude. Ranked a historical monument, it illustrates medieval and renaissance military architecture in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Chartreuse
01470 Bénonces

The Chartreuse de Portes, founded in 1115, is a Cartusian monastery located in Bénonces, Ain, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The third oldest Chartreuse of France, it is nicknamed the 'Charter of Saints' because of its beatified or canonized monks.

Maison classée MH
01800 Pérouges

The house Jean Escoffier is a 14th century medieval building located in Peruges, classified as a historical monument in 1921 in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Château fort
01480 Savigneux

The castle of Juis, a former 14th century castle, dominates Savigneux in the Ain. This medieval monument, partially inscribed, preserves a quadrangular enclosure and a tower in pepper, vestige of the seigneury of Juis.

Eglise gothique
01500 Ambronay

The Abbey of Notre-Dame d'Ambronay, founded in the eighth century, is a former Benedictine Gothic abbey located in Ambronay (Ain), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, classified as a historical monument and renowned for its baroque music festival.