Lyon: Forts and Castles
Places and attractions in the Forts and castles category
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Fort de Bron
The Fort de Bron is a fortification built between 1875 and 1877, located in the commune of Bron. It is part of the second belt of fortifications around Lyon, which also includes Fort de Vancia, Fort de Feyzin and Fort du Mont Verdun.
Fort de Loyasse
Fort de Loyasse is a fort built between 1836 and 1840. It is currently in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon and is part of the first belt of forts protecting Lyon. The fort is a sister fort to Fort de Caluire and Fort Duchère and Fort Saint-Jean.
Fort Duchère
The Fort Duchère or Fort Balmont is located in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon. Composed of five bastions built between 1844 and 1851, it is part of the first belt of fortifications in Lyon, which...
Fort Saint-Jean
The Fort Saint-Jean is located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon and part of the first fort belt of Lyon, which includes Fort de Loyasse, and the now-demolished Fort Duchère and Fort de Caluire.
Château de La Motte
Château de La Motte is a French castle that is also known as The castle of La Motte or just La Mothe. It is located in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon, on the left bank of the Rhône. It stands near the junction of two ancient roads of eastern and southern Lyon, on the border between the Dauphiné and Lyonnais.
Château de Beauregard
The castle of Beauregard, olim maison Fizicat is an old fortified house, founded in the fourteenth century, deeply modified in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, whose ruins stand on the town of Saint-Genis-Laval in the metropolis of Lyon in...
Palais archiépiscopal
The archiepiscopal palace of Lyon, or Palais Saint-Jean, is a building of medieval origin located in the 5th district of Lyon. It was the residence of the bishops and archbishops of Lyon for many centuries and has undergone many changes.
Vieux Château
The castle of Francheville is an ancient fortress, founded in the twelfth century, whose ruins stand on the town of Francheville in the department of Rhone in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Fort de Caluire
Fort de Caluire was an old fortification situated in Caluire-et-Cuire. Now demolished, it was part of the first belt of forts protecting Lyon.
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