Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Drôme

Eglise romane et gothique
26000 Valence

The Saint-Apollinaire Cathedral of Valencia, a Romanesque building of the 11th and 17th centuries, dominates Old Valencia in Drôme. Ranked a historical monument in 1862, it combines medieval architecture and Baroque reconstructions, bearing witness to a rich religious and pilgrim past.

Bâtiment Renaissance
26000 Valence

The House of the Heads of Valencia, a 16th century mansion located in Old Valencia, is famous for its carved facade combining flamboyant Gothic and Italian Renaissance styles, decorated with symbolic heads and ancient busts.

Musée d'Art naïf
26390 Hauterives

The Ideal Palace of the Horse Factor, a masterpiece of naive art built between 1879 and 1912 in Hauterives (Drôme), is a unique monument of its kind, combining biblical, Egyptian and Hindu inspirations, built by Ferdinand Cheval alone for 33 years.

Eglise romane
26700 La Garde-Adhémar

The church of Saint-Michel de La Garde-Adhémar, a 12th century Romanesque jewel in Drôme, is distinguished by its rare western apse and its neo-Roman bell tower. Ranked a historic monument since 1862, it combines medieval architecture and 19th century restorations.

Porte-de-ville
26120 Chabeuil

La Porte de ville de Chabeuil is a medieval gate located in the commune of Chabeuil, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Registered in 1926, it bears witness to the local architectural heritage.

Eglise romane
26190 Léoncel

The abbey of Léoncel, former Cistercian abbey of the 12th–13th century, stands at 900 m altitude in the Vercors, at Léoncel (Drôme). Its architecture combines Provençal Romanesque art and Burgundy Gothic influences, with a harmonious bedside and an iconic Alpine bell tower, classified as Historic Monument since 1840.

Halle
26530 Le Grand-Serre

The Halles du Grand-Serre, a listed historical monument, are located in the municipality of the same name, in Drôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). These communal halls date from at least the eighteenth century.

Lavoir
26230 Grignan

Grignan's washhouse, an 18th-century neoclassical building, is a 16-column circular monument located in Place du Mail, Drôme. Its architecture is inspired by the Temple of Love of the Little Trianon.