Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Rhône

Maison forte
69220 Corcelles-en-Beaujolais

The Château de Corcelles, an old 15th century fortress in Corcelles-en-Beaujolais (Rhône), combines medieval architecture and Renaissance. Ranked Historic Monument in 1927, it dominates a preserved wine estate.

Couvent
69210 Eveux

The convent of La Tourette, a 20th century architectural masterpiece designed by Le Corbusier, stands in Éveux en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This Dominican concrete convent, classified at UNESCO, embodies modern innovation and spirituality.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
69930 Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset

The Château de Chamousset, built in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 16th and 19th centuries, dominates Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This historic monument combines medieval architecture and neo-style restorations signed Viollet-le-Duc.

Fontaine
69001 Lyon 1er

The Bartholdi Fountain, a monumental work by the sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, is an allegorical fountain of the 4th quarter of the 19th century located Place des Terreaux in Lyon, representing France and its rivers in the form of a triumphal chariot drawn by sea horses.

Château fort
69450 Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or

The castle of Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, a former castle of the 12th-XIIIth centuries, dominates the village of Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. A 21-metre dungeon, classified as a historical monument, remains.

Château fort
69480 Anse

The Château des Tours, built at the beginning of the 13th century in Anse (Rhône), is an ancient castle of the archbishops of Lyon, classified as a historical monument. Its medieval military architecture, with two 13th century towers and heavy towers, makes it a remarkable site.

Château fort
69390 Charly

The Château de Charly, a former 13th-century castle rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries, is located in the metropolis of Lyon, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It combines medieval architecture and subsequent transformations.

Château fort
69380 Chessy

The Château de Chessy, a former castle of the 13th, 15th and 19th centuries, dominates the town of Chessy in the Rhône, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ranked a historical monument, it combines medieval architecture and neo-Gothic restorations.