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3 of the most visited sites in
France. Flamboyant Gothic
Bourg-en-Bresse in style, it was built between
1505 and 1536 by Margaret
! F4 ⌂ Ain £ @ n Centre of Austria after the death of
EXPERIENCE The Rhône Valley and French Alps Bourg-en-Bresse is a busy seen in the choir, along with century. The ancient house
Cul turel Albert Camus,
her husband Philibert, Duke
6 avenue Alsace-Lorraine;
of Savoy, in 1504.
www.bourgenbresse
The couple’s finely sculpted
tourisme.fr
Carrara marble tombs can be
the tomb of Margaret of
market town, with some
Bourbon, Philibert’s mother,
Vienne’s Roman
beautifully restored half-
timbered buildings. It is best
amphitheatre, built
who died in 1483. Notice also
between 40 and 50 AD
known for its tasty poulet de
the beautifully carved choir
Bresse – chickens that have
stalls, stained-glass windows,
and the rood screen, which
been bred and raised in the
flat agricultural region of
features some el egant basket- in the region during the 17th
handle arching.
Bresse and have received
has what is known locally as
The adjacent cloisters now
the coveted designation of
appellation d’origine protégée,
a brick hood in the centre
a worthy collection of 16th-
or AOP – and for its abbey
church of Brou out on the
of the room, similar to con-
and 17th-century paintings
structions found in Portugal
by Dutch and Flemish
southeast edge of town.
The church, no longer a place house a small museum with a Saracen chimney, which has
and Sicily. The farm also has
masters, as well as contem-
of worship, has become one por ary works by local artists. an interesting collection of
About 24 km (15 miles) antique farm implements.
north of Bourg-en-Bresse,
at St-Trivier-de-Courtes, the Ferme-Musée de la Forêt
restored Ferme-Musée de la " ⌂ 1210 route de la Ferme-
Forêt offers a look at farm life Musée, Courtes § 04 74 30
71 89 # Apr–Oct: Sat & Sun
(mid-Jun–Sep: Tue–Sun)
The 16th-century
abbey church of
Brou (inset) and its 4
exquisite interior
Vienne
! F5 ⌂ Isère £ @ n Cours
Brillier; www.vienne-
tourisme.com
No other city in the Rhône
Valley offers such a notable
concentra tion of architectural
history as Vienne. Located in a
natural basin of land between
the river and the hills, this site
was recognized for both its
strategic and aesthetic advan-
tages by the Romans, who
vastly expanded an existing
village when they invaded the
area in the 1st century BC.
The centre of the Roman
town was the handsome
Temple d’Auguste et Livie,
dating from 10 BC, which,
thanks to various restorations,
still stands on place du Palais,
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