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The town
of Valence is at the heart of an eminently touristic
area on the two riversides of the Rhone : the Vivarais
and the Cevennes on the right bank, Royans, Vercors
and Vallée of Drôme on the left bank. It
combines with talent its geographical, historical and
cultural assets which will offer you multiple activities
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- Beaux Arts
museum
4, place des Ormeaux
Tél. 04 75 79 20 80 - website |
- Centre du patrimoine Arménien
14, rue Louis Gallet - TÈl. 04 75 80 13 00 - website |
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Walks in Valence :
Walk in Champs de Mars, Parc Jouvet, Cathédrale
Saint Apollinaire, Canaux de Valence, maison des têtes,
"Haussmann" frontages of the boulevards, place
of Clercs, the Kiosk of " amoureux de Peynet "
and musical fountains.
Discover the Valence's channels : ballade
along the channels where the quiet walker will be able,
with a little chance, to see a kingfisher or some trouts.
Information :
04 75 44 90 40 |
- The
Festival of the light
Each first Saturday of December.
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Summer festival
Three weeks of free shows for everybody, marrying
music, humour, comédia dell'arte, song...
- The musical season with
the City's Theatre
A concert of classical music each month from
October to April. |
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- La Taverne de Maître KANTER
32, boulevard du Général De Gaulle
Tél. : 04 75 86 09 95
Email : tmk-valence@wanadoo.fr |
- La Brocherie
Restaurant - Pizzeria
5, rue Poncet - Quartier de la gare
Tél : 04 75 44 55 69 |
- Auberge du Pin
285 bis, avenue Victor Hugo
tél. : 04 75 44 53 86 |
- Pognes et
suisses NIVON
 Since
1852, house NIVON opens on the avenue of the station
with Valence in, and proposes to its customers, of Pognes,
Swiss, and the Genix Saint.
17 avenue de la Gare
Tel : 04 75 44 03 37 - site
internet - Email |
Pratical
- SNCF
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Evian/Genève
- Annecy - Valence
Grenoble
- Valence - (Avignon)
(Briançon)
- Veynes - Die - Valence
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(Marseille)
- Avignon - Valence - Lyon
Aubennas
- Privas - Valence |
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he international shoe Museum of Romans
 Located
in the old "Visitation Convent", built step
by step from the 12th to the 19th century, it shows
a world-wide History of the Shoe, from the Pharaonic
Egypt sandal to the contemporary shoes. The ancient
"Visitandines'" cells make right cases for
the different parts of the show called "The Shoe,
a witness of civilisation and Art Object."
Ancien Couvent de la Visitation
2, rue Sainte-Marie 26100 Romans/Isère
Renseignements :
04 75 05 51 81 - site
internet - mail |
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The safari of Peaugres
 Discover
through 80 hectares more than 800 animals : Mammals,
birds of prey and reptiles.
Commented visits by tapes. Cafeteria. Children area.
Show about birds of prey and flying storks.
07340 PEAUGRES
Tél. 04.75.33.00.32 - Fax 04.75.67.78.75 - website |
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The Ideal Palace of the postman "Cheval"
 THE
IDEAL PALACE OF THE POSTMAN "CHEVAL" is the
materialised dream of a postman called "Ferdinand
CHEVAL" (1836 - 1924) who carried stones for 33
years after his daily mail round in order to build a
world single Work which is recognised nowadays as an
artistic master work, listed with a preservation order
on it in 1969.
Open every day except on December 25th and January 1st.
26390 HAUTERIVES
Tél. 04.75.68.81.19 - Fax 04.75.68.88.15 - website |
- Les folies
du lac
 Téléphone
: 04 75 02 50 50
Télécopie : 04 75 72 91 03
E-mail
: contact@foliesdulac.com |
- The wine Cellar
of Collonge
 Tasting
vault. Crozes - Hermitage, Saint-Joseph.
Open every day.
26600 MERCUROL
Tél. 04.75.07.44.32 - Fax 04.75.07.44.06 - website |
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The tower of Crest
 The
highest Dungeon in France.
First it had been the dungeon of a middle age fortress,
then it became a state prison. The Tower still keeps
nowadays the mark of an events-rich past. Exceptional
panoramic view over Crest and the valley of the "Drôme".
Shows and activities all the year long.
Guided visits on appointment every day.
26400 CREST
Tél. 04.75.25.11.38 - Fax 04.75.76.79.65 - website |
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The silk workshop-Museum
 The
Museum is located in an ancient silk farm. Mill and
silk shredding (1100 square meters) silkworms breeding,
cotton unwinding, still working machines and weaving
looms, silk and ancient means of making techniques.
A living patrimony. Commented visit. Diaporama in show-room,
multi-languages self leading machine in French, English,
German and Dutch.
26740 MONTBOUCHER-SUR-JABRON
Tél. 04.75.01.47.40 - Fax 04.75.01.68.50 - website |
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The provençal miniature village
THE PROVENCAL MINIATURE VILLAGE called
"La Tuilière" at "Grignan"
stretches upon 400 square meters with more than 70 different
houses (scale 1 for 6) and more than 600 dressed up
"santons" (30 cm). Some of them are animated
and for most rare pieces. More than 300 animals, shops,
restaurant.
Open all the year long.
Quartier La Tuilière - 26230
GRIGNAN
Tél. 04.75.46.91.68 - Fax 04.75.46.59.98 |
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The Crocodiles Farm
 "la
Ferme aux Crocodiles" is a site unique in Europe.
500 crocodiles can be seen moving about in a gigantic
tropical greenhouse of 6,500m2 designed especially for
them and for your own pleasure. You will be able to
photograph and film them as if you were taking part
in an unforgettable safari.
Open every day from 9.30 AM
to 7 PM from June to September and from 9.30 AM to 5
PM from October to May.
La Ferme Aux Crocodiles - Pierrelatte 26 -
Drôme
Visite et élevage de crocodiles, caimans, gavials,
alligators....
Les Petites Blaches - 26700 PIERRELATTE
Tél. 04.75.04.33.73 - Fax 04.75.96.39.07 - website |
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Aven Marzal Cave
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A wide cave with famous concretions, discovered through
a son et lumiere.
- A Museum about the Underground. The museum gathers
the real ancient equipment of the most famous speleologists.
Free auto-guided visit of the museum.
- A prehistoric zoo, the fist in France of its kind
which shows through (3 hectares) a plain nature area
prehistoric full size animals. New impressive P.A. system...
Open from March to November.
Pedagogic leaflet on request.
Tél. 04.75.55.14.82 - Fax 04.75.55.28.20
Grotte : Tél. 04.75.04.12.45 - website |
- Center historical resistance
in Drome and Deportation
Espace visitation
rue Sainte Marie et rue Bistour
26100 Romans-sur-Isère
Tél. : 04 75 05 51 90
site internet - mail |
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