Proud of its past, the village of Soyons introduces visitors to its historic center with old streets, a few meters of the Rhone and offers hikers a botanical trail, its leaning tower and its view overlooking the valley to nearly 250 meters 'altitude.
It is also a journey through time that offers Soyons, revealing in his basement and its massive limestone, imprints left by our ancestors.
Indeed, the village of Soyons has an exceptional archaeological heritage. The archaeological site testifies human occupation since prehistoric times without interruption until today. The caves and the archaeological museum are the outstanding witnesses. So, have succeeded the Neanderthals, Cro-Magnon peoples of Neolithic and Metal Age and Roman and medieval. The village name comes from Soïo, the goddess worshiped by a Gallic tribe who made his capital Soyons.
On the site, you discover two prehistoric caves and concretions: the Cave of Nero and the Fox Hole. The first historical monument, invites you to a journey to the heart of prehistory; while the Fox Hole plunges us into the underground world and provides access to a magnificent network of stalactites and stalagmites.
In the heart of the village, the museum labeled "Museum of France" presents the archaeological collections which are mostly the result of excavations at Soyons and around. It traces the life of man from prehistory to the Middle Ages.
