Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Bourg-en-Bresse, France

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 5.1 km
Ascend 54 m
Descend 57 m

Explore Bourg-en-Bresse 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.

Individual Sights in Bourg-en-Bresse

Sight 1: Mosquée de Bourg-en-Bresse

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The El-Mouhsinine Mosque is a mosque located in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France. It is better known in the city as the Mosque of the White Cross, the name of the street where it is located.

Wikipedia: Mosquée El-Mohssinine de Bourg-en-Bresse (FR)

1710 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 2: Co-cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation

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The co-cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation in Bourg-en-Bresse, for a long time the only parish church of the Burgians after the suppression of the parish of Saint-Pierre, was from 1515 to 1534 the seat of the short-lived diocese of Bourg. It was classified as a historical monument on 21 December 1914. It was erected as a co-cathedral of the diocese of Belley-Ars in 1992.

Wikipedia: Co-cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse (FR)

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Demeure Hugon

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The Demeure Hugon or Maison de bois is a house located in Bourg-en-Bresse, in the department of Ain, at the intersection of rue Gambetta and rue Victor-Basch.

Wikipedia: Demeure Hugon (Bourg-en-Bresse) (FR)

57 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Maison Historique

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The building at 10 rue Victor-et-Hélène-Basch is a building in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France.

Wikipedia: Immeuble, 10 rue Victor-Basch (Bourg-en-Bresse) (FR)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Escalier Ferronnerie 18e siècle

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The building at 20 rue Samaritaine is a building in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France.

Wikipedia: Immeuble, 20 rue Samaritaine (Bourg-en-Bresse) (FR)

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Porte des Jacobins

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The Porte des Jacobins is a monument originally part of the former convent of the Jacobins, in Bourg-en-Bresse in the department of Ain.

Wikipedia: Porte des Jacobins (FR)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Hôtel Marron de Meillonnas

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The Hotel Marron de Meillonnas is a house located in Bourg-en-Bresse, in the Ain department.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Marron de Meillonnas (FR)

368 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Monument de la Victoire

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The war memorial in Bourg-en-Bresse is a memorial located in Bourg-en-Bresse in the French department of Ain.

Wikipedia: Monument aux morts de Bourg-en-Bresse (FR)

29 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: Monument à Edgar Quinet

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Monument à Edgar Quinet Marcel Mayer / CC BY 3.0

The Monument to Edgar Quinet is a sculpture by Marcel Mayer, inaugurated in the Square des Quinconces in Bourg-en-Bresse in November 1970. It is dedicated to Edgar Quinet, a native of Bourg-en-Bresse, and includes a bust of the figure. It follows a first Monument to Edgar Quinet, a work by Aimé Millet inaugurated in the Square des Quinconces in 1883, and destroyed in 1942 by the Vichy regime, as part of the mobilization of non-ferrous metals.

Wikipedia: Monument à Edgar Quinet (FR)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine

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The Sainte-Madeleine chapel is located in the commune of Bourg-en-Bresse in the Ain department in France.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine de Bourg-en-Bresse (FR)

430 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Maison des Quatre Saisons

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The Hotel des Quatre Seasons is a mansion in Bourg-en-Bresse in Ain.

Wikipedia: Maison des Quatre Saisons (Bourg-en-Bresse) (FR)

238 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Le Français

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Le Français

Le Café français or Le Français, is a brasserie, formerly a café, located at 7, avenue Alsace-Lorraine in Bourg-en-Bresse, in the Ain department in France.

Wikipedia: Le Café français (FR)

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Hôtel de Bohan

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The Hôtel de Bohan is a private mansion in Bourg-en-Bresse in the Ain department.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Bohan (FR)

14 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: Mairie de Bourg‑en‑Bresse

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The town hall of Bourg-en-Bresse is the current town hall of Bourg-en-Bresse in the Ain department.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de ville de Bourg-en-Bresse (FR)

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Préfecture (ancienne)

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The former prefecture of Ain is a building that housed the headquarters of the prefecture of the department of Ain when it was created. Located in Bourg-en-Bresse near the town hall, the building houses city services.

Wikipedia: Ancien hôtel de préfecture de l'Ain (FR)

201 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Théâtre

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The Théâtre de Bourg-en-Bresse is a theatre in Bourg-en-Bresse, France.

Wikipedia: Théâtre de Bourg-en-Bresse (FR)

363 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: Hôtel particulier, dit hôtel de Loras

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The Hôtel de Loras or Hotel Cabuchet is a private mansion located at 13 rue Bourgmayer in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Loras (FR)

165 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Hôtel de la Teyssonnière

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The Hôtel de la Teyssonnière is a private mansion located at 23 rue Bourgmayer in Bourg-en-Bresse, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de la Teyssonnière (FR)

229 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Statue Xavier Bichat

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The statue of Xavier Bichat is a statue located in Bourg-en-Bresse, in the Ain department, France.

Wikipedia: Statue Xavier Bichat (FR)

280 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 20: Moulin de Crève-Coeur

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The Moulin de Crève-Cœur is a watermill located in Bourg-en-Bresse, in the Ain department of France.

Wikipedia: Moulin de Crève-Cœur (FR)

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