Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Valence, France

The Jouvet Park is a 7-hectare public botanical garden located in the commune of Valence, on the banks of the Rhône, under the esplanade of the Champ de Mars, above the Château de Crussol and the Vivarais mountains. A true green lung of the city centre, the park bears the name of Théodore Jouvet (1837-1905), the generous donor who offered the city of Valence the sum necessary to buy the land.

Wikipedia: Parc Jouvet (FR)

The Abbey of Notre-Dame de Sommes is a former Benedictine women's abbey located in Valence (Drôme). It was created in 1632 by the transfer of the abbey of Saint-Jean l'Évangéliste from the town of Sommes (Ardèche) following the Wars of Religion.

Wikipedia: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Soyons (FR)

The Capuchin Chapel is a former Catholic place of worship, now disused. It is located at 4 place Laënnec, in the city centre of Valence in the Drôme (France), and has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1997.

Wikipedia: Chapelle des Capucins (Valence) (FR)

The Cordeliers Chapel is a former Catholic place of worship, now disused, in Valence in the Drôme. It has been listed and classified as a Historic Monument since 1983.

Wikipedia: Chapelle des Cordeliers (Valence) (FR)

The Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a Roman Catholic church located on the Place Saint-Jean, in the old town of Valence, in the Drôme department.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Valence (FR), Photo

The Protestant Temple of Saint-Ruf is a Protestant place of worship located at 2 rue Saint-James in Valence (Drôme). The parish is a member of the United Protestant Church of France.

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The Valence Pendant is a Renaissance-style funerary monument built in 1548 in Valence, in memory of Canon Mistral. The Pendant was classified as a historical monument by the 1840 list.

Wikipedia: Pendentif de Valence (FR)

Valence Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Valence, Drôme, France. The cathedral is in the Romanesque architectural tradition. It is dedicated to Saint Apollinaris of Valence. It is the seat of the Bishop of Valence. It has been classified as a historical monument since 1862.

Wikipedia: Valence Cathedral (EN)

The Museum of Art and Archaeology of Valence is a museum of the city of Valence (Drôme) located at 4 place des Ormeaux, opposite the Saint-Apollinaire cathedral in the Old Valence district.

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The Peynet bandstand is a bandstand dating from 1862 located in the center of the city of Valence, in the Drôme department. He inspired Raymond Peynet to write his famous lovers in 1942. The work of the architect Eugène Poitoux, the kiosk has been classified as a historical monument since 1982.

Wikipedia: Kiosque Peynet (FR)

Scène nationale is an official French label granted by the Ministry of Culture to cultural institutions dedicated to the programming and multidisciplinary production of shows.

Wikipedia: Scène nationale (FR), Website, Photo