Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Belley, France

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 3.6 km
Ascend 112 m
Descend 37 m

Explore Belley in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Sight 1: Deux arcs de 201,55°

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Deux Arcs de 201.55° is a contemporary sculpture created in 1989 by Bernar Venet and installed on the Jean-Monnet roundabout in Belley in the Ain in France. It was inaugurated on June 5, 1989. It is made of painted steel.

Wikipedia: Deux arcs de 201,55° (FR)

1547 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 2: Maison Saint-Anthelme

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Maison Saint-Anthelme

The Petit Séminaire de Belley is a former Roman Catholic seminary located on rue Sainte-Marie in Belley, in the French department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. In 2015, it was occupied by the hotel "Maison Saint Anthelme".

Wikipedia: Petit séminaire de Belley (FR)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Pierre à cupules de Magnieu

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Pierre à cupules de Magnieu

The Magnieu cupule stone is a cupule stone megalith, originally located in Magnieu, France that was moved to Belley in the Jean-Pierre-Camus park of the episcopal palace of Belley.

Wikipedia: Pierre à cupules de Magnieu (FR)

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Palais épiscopal

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Palais épiscopal

The Palais Episcopal de Belley is an episcopal palace located in Belley, France.

Wikipedia: Palais épiscopal de Belley (FR)

106 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Place de la Cathédrale

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Place de la Cathédrale

The Place de la Cathédrale is a square in Belley, France, on which the Cathedral of Saint-Jean is located. It is also occupied by a car park.

Wikipedia: Place de la Cathédrale (Belley) (FR)

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste

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The Cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Belley is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Belley, Ain, in the diocese of Belley-Ars. Despite this status, the bishop of the diocese, which covers the department of Ain, has resided in Bourg-en-Bresse since 1978. The collegiate church of Notre-Dame-de-Bourg was erected as a co-cathedral in 1992. The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a fine example of a 19th-century Gothic Revival religious building.

Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley (FR)

145 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Maison dite d'Olivier Le Daim

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Maison dite d'Olivier Le Daim

The house known as Olivier Le Daim's house, named Maison May by the Mérimée base, is a house located in Belley at the intersection of rue des Cordeliers and rue Saint-Jean.

Wikipedia: Maison dite d'Olivier Le Daim (FR)

214 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Maison des États

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Maison des États

The Hôtel de Province du Bugey, locally known as the Maison des Ḗtats, is a private mansion located on Rue des Cordeliers in Belley, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de province du Bugey (FR)

189 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Ancien hôtel de ville de Belley

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The old town hall of Belley de Belley, France, was used from 1770 to 1863.

Wikipedia: Ancien hôtel de ville de Belley (FR)

66 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Hôtel des Ducs de Savoie (ancien)

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Hôtel des Ducs de Savoie (ancien)

The Hôtel des Ducs de Savoie is a private mansion located in Belley, France. It is used by the tourist office.

Wikipedia: Hôtel des ducs de Savoie (Belley) (FR)

105 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Hôtel Brillat-Savarin

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The Hotel Brillat-Savarin is a private mansion located in Belley, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Brillat-Savarin (FR)

869 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 12: Ensemble scolaire Lamartine

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Lamartine High School or Lamartine Institution, formerly Collège de Belley, is a Catholic school located in the municipality of Belley, France.

Wikipedia: Lycée Lamartine (Belley) (FR)

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