Europe and the Mediterranean
Vienne
Vienne in French; Vièna in French Provencal
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Directions
BY AIR
- Lyon Airport – Saint Exupéry
BY LAND
- A-7 Motorway, which links Lyon (20 km) and París, to the north and Marseille and Barcelona, to the south
- Train TGV: http://www.sncf.com ; http://www.idtgv.com/
Currency
euroWhere to sleep
- http://www.vienne-tourisme.com/outils/reservez-votre-hebergement-103-1.html
- www.hotelius.com
- www.booking.com/Hoteles
Tourist office
Cours Brillier; tel. (+33) 04 74 53 80 30
To visit
Sights (http://www.vienne-patrimoine.com/ )
Roman Era: Temple of August and Livia, Roman Theater, Pyramide, Odeón
Middle Ages:
- Historical centre of Vienne
- Cathedral of Saint-Maurice
- Saint-Pierre Abbey
- Saint-André-le-Bas Abbey
- Saint-André-le-Haut Abbey
- Castle of la Bâtie
- Castle of Septème (in the outskirts )
Museums (http://www.musees-vienne.fr/ )
- Archaeological Museum (in Saint-Pierre Abbey)
- Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology
- Saint-Romain-en-Gal: museum an archaeological site
- Jardin de Cibeles (archaeological garden)
- Heritage Hall (Salle du Patrimoine);permanent exhibition «Visages de Vienne: une ville, une histoire»; tel. (+33) 04 74 53 41 41
- Draperies Museum (Textile Museum)
Also…
- Theatre of Vienne
- The surrounding area (Pays Viennois) includes the banks of the Rhone and a beautiful landscape of vineyards that can be visited by train or bicycle
- Pilat National Nature Park, in the vicinity
Do not forget
- Vienne has been awarded a «Ville d’art et d’histoire»
- The Tourist Office organizes group tours, hires audio guides and bicycles
- Saturday is market day in Vienne
- The wines from the region are Côte Rôtie and Condrieu
- Do not mistake the town of Vienne (Isère) with Vienne (Poitou Charentes), located in the Loire valley, much further west
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