Historical center - Tournon sur Rhône
Description
Beautifully situated along the Rhône Valley, nestling amid the vines of a famed winegrowing area, Tournon sur Rhone is a town with a Mediterranean feel.
Behind the impressive castle on its granite rock, seigneurial home of the Comtes de Tournon, is a maze of narrow streets meandering through the historic center. Since the Early Middle Ages to the 18th century the Tournons have left a great cultural heritage thanks to different monuments such as the
Château de Tournon but also the Collegiate Church Saint Julien.
The town is then strongly fortified during the Hundred Years’ War, but it will expand beyond the wall after it quickly became prosperous again. In the
south, the Porte de Mauves can be admired, the last stable door which once closed the town (there used to be 4). 2 watchtowers are left in the north and the south of the Sentier des Tours, a marked walking path which goes uphill between the towers.
Up Rue Gabriel Faure the Passerelle Marc Seguin, an improved replica of the first cable suspension bridge built on the Rhône in Tournon in 1825 can be seen.
Not far from the Passerelle, there is the Lycée Gabriel Faure (high school), “direct descendant” of the Collège founded by François de Tournon at the time
of the Renaissance (1536), François I’s counsellor. That made it one of the most ancient high schools in France.
- 07300 TOURNON-SUR-RHÔNE
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Tour
Tours languages
- German
- English
- French
Group tour average time: 90min
Individual tour average time: 90min
Grouped tour
Unguided group tours available permanently, Guided group tours on requestIndividual tour
Unguided individual tours available permanently, Guided individual tours on requestCharacteristics
Sleeps
Groups size: from 10 to 35 people
Languages spoken
- German
- English
- Spanish
- French
Opening
Throughout the year : open daily.
Services
- Parking
- Parking autocar
- Animaux acceptés
Prices
Free access.
Group rate available for > 10 people.
Interactive map
See also

Les Tours hiking trail
Tournon-sur-Rhône
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Stopping place for boats
Tournon-sur-Rhône
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Collegiate St Julien
Tournon-sur-Rhône
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Chapel of the "Lycée Gabriel Faure" (High school)
Tournon-sur-Rhône
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High school Gabriel Faure
Tournon-sur-Rhône
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Mansion of Marquis de la Tourette
Tournon-sur-Rhône
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Flea market
Tournon-sur-Rhône
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Séjour groupe : Fête des vins en Ardèche
Tournon-sur-Rhône
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Cycling road in Ardèche-Hermitage
Tournon-sur-Rhône
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