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Sélection de 8 dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions sur 31 dans le Rhône-Alpes

Tower of Oingt
Tower
69620 Val d'Oingt

The Oingt Tower, built in the 15th century, is a historical monument located in Val d'Oingt, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This medieval tower, classified, dominates the village.
Tower and ramparts of Villefranche-sur-Saône
Tower
69400 Villefranche-sur-Saône

The tower and ramparts of Villefranche-sur-Saône, built in the 15th century, are fortified remains located in the Rhône, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, witness to the medieval defensive architecture of the city.
Montvert Watch Tower (rests)

69008 Lyon

The Montvert watch tower, a medieval vestige located in Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is a historic monument registered since 1936. Its remains bear witness to an ancient defensive architectural heritage.
Telegraph tower

69110 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

The tower of the telegraph of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, built in 1821, is a former optical telegraph station of the Lyon-Toulon line, classified as a historical monument. Located in the Rhône, it illustrates the innovation of communications in the 19th century.
Building and surrounding park, called the Water Fairy

69390 Vernaison

La Fée des Eaux is a 19th-century building surrounded by a park, located in Vernaison in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, classified as a Historic Monument.
Tour de Montmayeur d'Aime
Tower
73210 Aime-la-Plagne

The tower of Montmayeur is an ancient fortified house of the 13th and 16th centuries, located in Aime-la-Plagne en Savoie, overlooking a bridge over the Isère and integrated into a medieval defensive system.
Towers of Chignin
Tower
73800 Chignin

The Towers of Chignin, located in Savoie in Chignin, are a set of seven medieval towers of the 12th century forming an ancient camp cut off, surrounded by a fortified village and a castral church, witness to Savoyard military architecture.
Albertville Sarrazine Tower
Buckwheat tower
73200 Albertville

The Sarrazine Tower of Albertville, located in Savoie, is a medieval vestige inscribed in the Historical Monuments since 1928, dominating the esplanade of the Château de Conflans.