Maison-forte de Saint-Germain, Ambérieu-en-Bugey

Name: Maison-forte de Saint-Germain
Address: Ambérieu-en-Bugey, France

#2 among attractions in Ambérieu-en-Bugey

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Maison-forte de Saint-Germain, Ambérieu-en-Bugey

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The fortified house of Saint-Germain or Tour de Gy is an old fortified house, from the XIVth and XVth centuries, center of the seigniory of Gy, which stands on the commune of Ambérieu-en-Bugey in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

The fortified house was registered as a historical monument by order of December 6, 1984.

Coordinates: 45°56'54"N, 5°22'16"E

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Ambérieu-en-Bugey France

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Maison-forte de Saint-Germain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château des Allymes, Ambronay Abbey, Musée du Cheminot, Château de Montferrand.

2.6 miNE
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Château des Allymes
66 min walk • Nestled in the serene landscape of the Rhône-Alpes region, the Château des Allymes stands as a testament to medieval architecture and French history. This fortified castle, now functioning as a museum, beckons visitors to explore its storied past and commanding...
4.1 miN
Church
Ambronay Abbey, Ambronay
104 min walk • Ambronay Abbey is a Benedictine abbey, founded in the 11th century by Barnard de Romans, which stands in the commune of Ambronay in the Ain department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
1.1 miNW
Museum
Musée du Cheminot, Ambérieu-en-Bugey
28 min walk • The museum of the railway worker in Ambérieu-en-Bugey presents on 950 m² a retrospective of the life and work conditions of the railway workers in a city whose development is linked to the history of the railway.
3.3 miS
Forts and castles
Château de Montferrand, Lagnieu
84 min walk • The castle of Montferrand is an old fortified house of the end of the XIVth century which stands on the commune of Lagnieu in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
4.1 miN
Church
Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, Ambronay
104 min walk • The abbey church of Notre-Dame d'Ambronay or Notre-Dame d'Ambronay church is a Catholic church located in Ambronay. It was first used exclusively by the abbots of Notre-Dame d'Ambronay Abbey before gradually becoming the parish church of Ambronay...
4.5 miS
Church
St. Magdalene Church, Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey
115 min walk • The Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church is a church located in France in the commune of Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey, in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
6.3 miSW
Wayside shrine
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Sainte-Julie
161 min walk • Notre Dame de Lorette Chapel is a Catholic chapel built around the year 1500 located in Sainte-Julie, a French commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
3.8 miNW
45°58'23"N • 5°18'3"E
Château de Château-Gaillard, Château-Gaillard
97 min walk • Forts and castles
4.5 miS
Monuments and statues
Fresque de Saint-Christophe, Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey
114 min walk • The fresco of Saint Christopher is a sixteenth century fresco on a house nicknamed "the house of Saint Christopher" and located in Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It was rediscovered around 1910.
4.1 miS
Fountain
Fontaine-lavoir de Collonges, Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey
106 min walk • The fountain-washhouse of Collonges is a fountain located in Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey, France.
3.2 miS
Memorial
War Memorial, Lagnieu
83 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.