Tourist attractions Romans-sur-Isère

Valence is the starting point of a magnificent scenic route. The D 287 will first take you past the striking site of the Château de Crussol and then on to St-Romain-de-Lerps. Here, two observation points command a splendid panorama of the entire Rhôn..

Situated on the Crussol mountainside, the ruins of the villette (small town) were a refuge for plain dwellers in times of trouble. Access to the castle dominating the Rhône from a height of 230m is along the side of the fortifications. It offers a re..

Ruins are all that remain of this château built in the 12C and destroyed in the 17C. A path leads up to the castle (1hr there and back). From the lookout point of the keep, the view over the Valence plain, the Bourg-lès-Valence dam and the confluence..

Why in Valence of all places? The Armenian Heritage Centre, set up in the former law faculty close to Little Armenia, will give you all the answers. The filmed stories of genocide, exile and arrival in Valence, as related by men, women and children, ..

Archives, miscellaneous objects, photos and film on the lives of the secret Resistance fighters in Drôme county, 1940-1945.

This museum, set in the old convent of the Visitation, which is a vast building built between the 17 an 19C, the museum has a shoe collection which runs in chronological order and in categories, from ancient times to the 18C. Sumptuous, funny or enig..

Notice on the various levels the attractive dormer windows and to the left a recess housing a Virgin and Child

Above the Jacquemart side flanked by 13 and 14C houses stands this Belfry. It is a remnant of a tower from the surrounding Roman wall (15C) and is decorated with a clock bearing a jack of the clock which has been striking the hours since 1830 in the ..

This graceful modern fountain depicts a flautist

Note opposite the library the gate adorned with fine carvings. The house at the end of rue Merlin has an interesting corner tower.

The door topped by an encorbelled, machicolated structure looks out onto the Place aux Herbes.

It was completely restored in the 18C, and derives its originality from the Romanesque arcature reinforcing the walls of its nave. To the right, the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament contains a 16th century hanging of Flemish inspiration: 9 panels of wool..

The heads of sheep can be seen on the facade of a house at no.15. The diamante points are those covering of the facade of no. 18.

There is an attractive house to the left of the St John's gate. Houses joined by a vaulted arch flank the Ruede l'Ecosserie, which goes off at an angle from the square,

This is an element in the «Great Journey», or Way of the Cross followed through the town by a big crowd on Easter Friday.

Notice the well-kept Romanesque columns on the portico of this church rebuilt in the 19C.

Who has not heard about the famous Valence ravioli? It is here where they are prepared, home-made, delicately perfumed with basil and what's more, they are not expensive!