Montalieu-Vercieu
Montalieu-Vercieu
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Montalieu-Vercieu is a small town north of the Isere department on the left bank of the Rhone, the limit of the Ain department and 45 minutes from Lyon. This town enjoys a green and relaxing landscape formed by the hills of the Isle Crémieu one side and the cliffs overlooking the Rhone Bugey on the other side.
Montalieu-Vercieu is known worldwide thanks to its stones. Indeed, the town is located inside a basin carrier where the stone is quarried from Roman times. Great monuments as the Empire State Building in New York were built with stones Montalieu, as well as the traditional houses of the town and surrounding villages.
Another great natural wealth Montalieu-Vercieu is the Rhone. The river is still wild in this place, expands and provides a large body of water around which tourism activities are developed in a leisure complex called the Blue Valley.
The Blue Valley provides large and small a multitude of activities in a remarkable Aquapark (largest heated swimming pool in the region), Jet Ski, ATV, karting, car amphibious floating saucers, adventure in trees, tourist steam train, water activities (rafting, hydro ...), traditional games, fishing, 4x4 center, marina ... The routes for hiking, horseback riding and cycling are also numerous in the vicinity.
To discover the history of the basin carrier, the visit of the House of Stone and Cement is unavoidable. This traditional house is a museum in the original staging that presents and explains the history of mining techniques and size of stone, cement production, and the history of men who worked Montalieu material. Enquiries +33 4 37 06 10 71.
Market Montalieu-Vercieu Saturday morning on the Place de la Mairie.
Great fireworks on the Rhone the third Saturday of July.
The Cultural Space Ninon Vallin (named after the famous singer's native town) offers year-round performances, films and concerts in its auditorium of 400 seats and playful, dancing in the hall.
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| www.montalieuvercieu.fr | City Council Montalieu-Vercieu |
| www.paysdelapierre.org | Tourist Office Montalieu-Vercieu |
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 | Le gîte du Clos Dauphin La Balme-les-Grottes |  | | Charming cottage, situated in the floor of the castle premeir Le Clos Dauphin. In a green, quiet beauty and insured. | | Located 6.6 km from Montalieu-Vercieu | From 380 € to 518 € per week |
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 | Gîte de la Cab'anerie Belley |  | | Lovers of nature and beautiful walks, you will find on-site trails that you can cross on foot, bicycle, or donkeys of Cab'anerie. We are in the bottom Bugey, a country of Brillat Savarin,... | | Located 22 km from Montalieu-Vercieu | From 300 € to 380 € per week |
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 | Gîte les sables Brégnier-Cordon |  | | In the limit of Ain, the Isere and Savoie, at the foot of cord and mounting Izieu, near the Rhône Reserve Islands, along the Viarhôna (cycle route linking Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean),... | | Located 23 km from Montalieu-Vercieu | From 250 € to 350 € per week |
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 | Résidence Des Cédres Villebois |  | | This hotel located in Villebois offers rooms with free Wi-Fi connection and free private parking. A buffet breakfast is available and the hotel rents out bicycles. All the rooms have... | | Located 3.3 km from Montalieu-Vercieu | Room from 30 € |
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