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Rhône-Alpes

Things to see in Rhône-Alpes

69 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A large Renaissance-style château with conical towers and a domed roof, situated beside a lake with people relaxing on the grassy bank and French flags hanging from the facade.

Grenoble · Guided Experiences

Parc du Château de Vizille

Historic park with lake, deer, and revolution museum
A high-angle view of the Roman Theatre of Vienne showing its semi-circular stone seating tiers, a blue-covered stage area, and surrounding historic buildings with red-tiled roofs.

Vienne · Architectural Landmarks

Roman Theatre of Vienne

1st-century theatre, capacity 13,000
A white, classical-style pavilion with large glass windows and a central pediment, situated on a manicured lawn behind a metal fence, with forested hills and mountains in the background.

Aix-les-bains · Historic Architecture

Thermes Augustes

1st-century Roman thermal baths
A wide public square with a distinctive red ground surface, featuring a large bronze equestrian statue on a stone pedestal in the center, with multi-story buildings and a hillside in the background.

Lyon · City Centers

Place Bellecour

Europe's largest pedestrian square with red laterite paving
A high-angle landscape view of a town situated in a valley at the foot of a massive, snow-covered mountain range featuring a prominent glacier, with a grassy slope and trees in the foreground.

Chamonix · Guided Experiences

Chamonix Ski Resort

Ski resort at the base of Mont Blanc
A stone medieval castle with two prominent towers featuring steep, snow-dusted roofs and crenellated battlements, viewed from a low angle with foliage in the foreground.

Annecy · Castles

Musée Chantier

Medieval castle housing animation and regional art
A wide, paved public square or park area with large green trees, people walking, and a building facade on the left under a partly cloudy sky.

Valence · Squares

Place Gambetta

Central square with historic architecture
A night view of a classical stone building with arched windows and a pediment, decorated with Christmas trees and blue/white lights, with a sign reading "MISE EN SCENE" on an adjacent building.

Chambery · Museums & Culture

Théâtre de Chambéry

Historic performing arts venue in Savoy's former capital
A stone-arched, vaulted passageway with a ramp, leading through a building to an outdoor courtyard, featuring a barred window and modern lighting fixtures.

Lyon · Historic Architecture

Traboules of Lyon

Historic Lyon passageways linking streets through buildings
A wide-angle photograph of a large, paved European city square featuring a prominent multi-tiered stone fountain with bronze sculptures in the foreground, surrounded by classical-style buildings and a few pedestrians.

Grenoble · City Centers

Place Grenette

Grenoble's historic market square with a 1825 fountain
A high-angle view of a mountain valley with a town nestled at the base of a massive snow-capped peak and glacier, taken from a grassy slope with trees in the foreground under a clear blue sky.

Chamonix · Guided Experiences

Chamonix Valley

Birthplace of mountaineering and home to Mont Blanc
A textile gallery in the Musée des Tissus, Lyon

Lyon · Museums & Culture

Musée des Tissus

World's first textile museum, closed until 2030