Belley

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The town is famed for its cheese, la Tome de Belley, also known as Chevret or still "Le pave d'Affinois". It is also at the centre of the Bugey wine region.

The town of Belley is crossed by a track called Véloroute Lake Geneva to the sea . This is a bicycle path which will connect the Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean Sea. More specifically, the trail runs along most of the time course of the Rhone. Such a course can also benefit from a low slope, making the track even more affordable for the general public ⁴ .

The distillery "Kario" organizes guided tours of the cellars with their old oak casks in which age and liqueurs marks, and the room stills .

Secular monuments [ edit ]

The seminary is classified a historical monument since 1840 ²² .

Several monuments of the town are registered under the historical monuments :

The Dukes of Savoy Hotel from October 21, 1926 ²³
The hotel Brillat-Savarin since November 15, 1926 ²⁴
The province of Bugey hotel since April 13, 1944 ²⁵
The City Hall since April 13, 1944 ²⁶
The May home since October 22, 1971 ²⁷
The house Vachat or governor's house since August 8, 1973 ²⁸
The school Lamartine since December 22, 1981 ²⁹

Religious monuments [ edit ]

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (as of October 30, 1906 ³⁰ ), the episcopal palace , attributed to Soufflot (since February 16, 1932 ³¹ ) and the square in front of the cathedral (since December 18, 1944 ³² ) are all three subject a classification as historical monuments .

Natural Heritage [ edit ]

Belley is a city with a flower bloom awarded by the National Council of Cities and villages in bloom in France in support of the towns and villages in bloom ³³ .

The forest Rothon is a wooded area that includes an arboretum and three hiking trails.

Trip notes:

visit cathedral

go hiking

go biking

stop in Iceland on the way back for a day or two