Porte du soleil, Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet

Name: Porte du soleil
Address: Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet, France

#1 among attractions in Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet

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Sun Gate or La Porte du soleil is a monumental sculpture made of pink granite by Ivan Avoscan and installed in 1989 at the Savasse rest area of the A7 freeway in France. It is a well-known example of what is sometimes called "motorway art". It consists of a door with a circular opening; further on a disc seems to represent a sun mirror.

Coordinates: 44°35'60"N, 4°47'41"E

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Saint-Marcel-lès-Sauzet France

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Day trips

Porte du soleil – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château des Adhémar, Château de Rochemaure, Palais des bonbons et du nougat, Abbatiale Sainte-Marie.

3.4 miSW
Art museum, Museum, Forts and castles
Château des Adhémar, Montélimar
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4.8 miW
Forts and castles
Château de Rochemaure, Rochemaure
122 min walk • The ruins of the castle of Rochemaure are located in the commune of Rochemaure in the department of Ardèche.
2.4 miSW
44°34'49"N • 4°45'15"E
Palais des bonbons et du nougat, Montélimar
62 min walk • Specialty museum, Children's museum, Game and entertainment center
4.2 miN
Architecture, Church
Abbatiale Sainte-Marie, Cruas
108 min walk • The Sainte-Marie abbey is a Romanesque abbey located in Cruas, in the French department of Ardèche in France. This abbey was built on the ruins of a Gallo-Roman villa and an early Christian building.
3.3 miSW
44°33'42"N • 4°45'11"E
Musée D'art Contemporain Saint-Martin, Montélimar
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Church
St. John the Baptist Church, Meysse
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4.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Château, Cruas
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3.6 miW
Memorial
War Memorial, Meysse
92 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
1.4 miE
Memorial
War Memorial, Sauzet
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5.3 miNE
Locality
Marsanne
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3.4 miS
Locality
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87 min walk • Montboucher-sur-Jabron is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.