Berges Fleuries de Chatillon sur ChalaronneCircuit De Chatillon Berges Fleuries
©Ponts fleuris de Chatillon et vue sur le restaurant la Gourmandine|Michael Zeilfelder
The Little Venice

of the Dombes

A Day in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne

Explore the medieval city, blending Gothic art, half-timbered houses, local traditions, and regional flavors, before marveling at the Miniature Train Museum and the Apothicairerie of Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne.

A tour of Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, for groups of 15 or more people, accompanied by tour guides.

 

Diane MazueDiane Mazue
©Diane Mazue
Diane

Passionate about history and hiking, she explores the territory to find the most beautiful tour routes. As a tour guide, she doesn't just show, she tells stories, searching the archives for little anecdotes to enrich each guided tour.

Day Program

Morning

Savor the flavors of the region with a lunch at a restaurant in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne.
Carp, poultry, and other specialties enhanced by the chefs will delight your taste buds and provide a pleasant gourmet break.

Midday

Savor the flavors of the region with a lunch at a restaurant in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne.
Carp, poultry, and other specialties enhanced by the chefs will delight your taste buds and provide a pleasant gourmet break.

Afternoon

Guided Tour of the Hôtel Dieu and the Apothicairerie

Explore the medical and pharmaceutical past of the **Hôtel Dieu and the Apothicairerie**, immersed in the 18th century. The historic buildings, surrounded by medicinal plant gardens, reveal the hospital life of yesteryear.
Discover the pharmacopoeia through the apothecary decorated with 120 faience pots from Meillonnas, the herbalist’s shop with its 1527 triptych, and the workshop housing a collection of 300 objects dating from 1700 to 1950.

Meet Philibert Commerson, physician and botanist of King Louis XV, originally from Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, and explore his legacy in world botany.

End your visit with the exhibition “Life in Châtillon in 1900,” a captivating immersion into the daily life of rural Dombes at the beginning of the 20th century.

The price includes

  • the visit of the medieval city and the ponds
  • lunch with drinks included

**The price does not include**

  • transportation
  • personal expenses
  • possible Sunday and public holiday supplements

Contact our group service:

 at 06 22 88 60 39

Practical Information

When ?All year round, from Tuesday to Sunday
How much ?from 48.50 €
Group ?From 15 to 50 people
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