Viriat

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Viriat is a commune in the Ain department of eastern France. ()

Alternative names: Population: 6.4 thous.Area: 17.39 mi²Coordinates: 46°13'19"N, 5°12'28"E

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Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance

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Viriat – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Royal Monastery of Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse Cathedral, Apothicairerie de l'hôtel-Dieu, Parc botanique de la Teyssonnière.

2.2 miSE
Architecture, Church, History museum
Royal Monastery of Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse
56 min walk • The Royal Monastery of Brou is a religious complex located at Bourg-en-Bresse in the Ain département, central France.
1.5 miSE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Bourg-en-Bresse Cathedral, Bourg-en-Bresse
38 min walk • Bourg-en-Bresse Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Bourg-en-Bresse, France. This church was previously the collegiate church of Notre-Dame-du-Bourg, which in 1992 was raised to the status of co-cathedral of the Diocese of Belley-Ars, as the bishop and diocesan...
1.9 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Apothicairerie de l'hôtel-Dieu, Bourg-en-Bresse
48 min walk • The apothecary of the Hôtel-Dieu of Bourg-en-Bresse is the former pharmacy of the Hôtel-Dieu dating from the 18th century, converted into a museum and located in Bourg-en-Bresse in the Ain. Held by nuns, it closed permanently in 1963.
3.3 miW
Park
Parc botanique de la Teyssonnière, Buellas
86 min walk • The Parc botanique de la Teyssonnière is a botanical garden and park located on the Chemin de La Teyssonnière, Buellas, Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France. It is open daily in May; an admission fee is charged.
2.2 miSE
Museum
Musée municipal de Bourg-en-Bresse, Bourg-en-Bresse
56 min walk • The municipal museum of Bourg-en-Bresse, founded in 1854, is housed in one of the wings of the second of the three cloisters of the royal monastery of Brou. It presents a rich collection of paintings, notably Flemish and French, from the 15th...
1.7 miS
Architecture, Church
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Bourg-en-Bresse
45 min walk • The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a basilica of Bourg-en-Bresse, built in the district of the station. It is dedicated to the Sacred Heart and depends on the diocese of Belley-Ars.
1.4 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Théâtre, Bourg-en-Bresse
35 min walk • The theater of Bourg-en-Bresse is a theater located in Bourg-en-Bresse, in France.
3.7 miW
Church
St. Martin's Church, Buellas
95 min walk • The Saint-Martin church is a church located in France in the commune of Buellas, in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
1.6 miSE
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Porte des Jacobins, Bourg-en-Bresse
40 min walk • The Jacobins Gate is a monument originally part of the former Jacobins convent, in Bourg-en-Bresse in the Ain department.
2.2 miSE
Monuments and statues
Philibert et Marguerite, Bourg-en-Bresse
56 min walk • Philibert and Marguerite is a sculpture created by Richard Serra in 1985. The work was created following a public commission and is exhibited in the second of the three cloisters of the Royal Monastery of Brou, which gives access to the municipal...
2.2 miSE
Monuments and statues
De l'en-dessous, Bourg-en-Bresse
56 min walk • De l'en-dessous is a contemporary sculpture created in 1986 by Michel Gérard and installed outside the royal monastery of Brou, in the park of Brou, in Bourg-en-Bresse in Ain in France. Its FRAC inventory number is 10 475.