City: Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Top Things to do in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Top Hotels in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
- 1. Chateau d'Origny - Chambres d'Hotes et Restaurant Gastronomique
- 2. Fourviere Hotel
- 3. Hotel Carlton Lyon - MGallery Collection
- 4. Hotel des Celestins
- 5. RockyPop Chamonix - Les Houches
- 6. Imperial Palace
- 7. College Hotel
- 8. Mama Shelter Lyon
- 9. Best Western Hotel International
- 10. Chalet Hotel Le Prieure
Things to do in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France: The Best Museums
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a region of France created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes.
Restaurants in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
1. Atelier Cobalt - Verrerie des Bras - Vogue
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Reproductions of beads and historical glasses, from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages. Guided tour, demonstrations, workshops. On reservation. More info : ateliercobalt.
2. Musee du Cinema et de la Miniature
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4.5 based on 4,980 reviews
This stately old building is located in Vieux Lyon.
Reviewed By Peta_and_Stu - Hobart, Australia
Please don't miss this fantastic museum. If you love movies and enjoy learning about the behind the scenes then you will enjoy this. The miniatures were outstanding, so realistic.
3. Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
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4.5 based on 2,183 reviews
The museum of Fine Arts of Lyon is the largest French museum outside of Paris, in terms of the richness of its collections, and the importance of the bequests received at its creation, in the wake of the Revolution. The ongoing enrichment of the collection and its dynamic artistic program place the museum on the international art scene. The museum is located place des Terreaux, in the heart of the city center, in a former 17th century Benedictine abbey. Its cloister is now home to a quiet garden featuring sculptures by Rodin and Bourdelle, among others. The museum’s encyclopedic collections are exhibited in five sections and seventy galleries presenting artworks from all the major civilizations and artistic schools, from Antiquity to the present day. All year long, the museum offers its visitors an exceptional tour of 5 000 years of art history and organizes major temporary exhibitions, as well as cultural activities engaging all audiences.
Reviewed By 750dimitrisl - Sydney, Australia
A wonderful building, located in a beautiful area of the city. Many great sights around. Interestingly the building originally was a Benedictine convent! The stunning artworks include many masterpieces of great artists, as well as sculptures and other artifacts from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Middle East and elsewhere. This is a must visit sight.
4. Musee Faure
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4.5 based on 171 reviews
Reviewed By Marion_08_42 - Chambery, France
A wonderful experience to have when you come to this charming city. The museum propose a good collection of impressionist paintings and also some Rodin sculptures. The entry fee is cheap, so it's a plus, definitely. If you like art, you should make the detour !
5. Musee Dauphinois
6. Musee de Grenoble
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4.5 based on 672 reviews
Reviewed By JoeDec2014 - Chicago, United States
This museum surprised us with its beautiful exhibitions. In particular, the Picasso war exhibition was fantastic. In the museum they have paintings done by famous painters as well as gorgeous works of art by unknown ones (at least to me). Highly recommend!
7. Musee International de la Chaussure (International Footwear Museum)
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4.5 based on 236 reviews
Designer shoes and other kinds of footwear can be found at this unique specialty museum.
8. Musee de la Resistance et de la Deportation de l'Isere
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4.5 based on 180 reviews
Reviewed By quintint2016 - Richmond, United States
Moving and sobering at the courage of the Maqui who would not submit to surrender or the tyranny of the Nazi occupiers. The exhibits were powerful and I was grateful they had explanations in English. I left the museum with some new historical heroes. Viva La Maqui. Thank you to the museum for it's preservation of this important history to France and the world in my humble opinion.
9. Musee de Valence, Art & Archeologie
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4.5 based on 262 reviews
The Museum of Valence is situated in the historic centre of old Valence adjoining the Cathedral of Saint Apollinaire, on the city's first terrace. It offers wide panoramic views of the Valence countryside, from Vercors to the mountains of Ardeche. Officially created in 1850, it has been housed since 1911 in the former Episcopal palace, a vast private mansion with a courtyard and private gardens, which retains many traces of its secular history: a 12th-century fortified Episcopal tower, an ogival gallery, 15th- and 17th-century painted ceilings, and more. Its rich collections of more than 20,000 works offer, in a reinvented itinerary, a wide panorama of the history of mankind and the arts, from regional prehistory to contemporary art. The Archaeology section retraces the history of civilisations occupying Drome and the mid-Rhone valley from modern times back to prehistory. The art section, which brings together paintings, drawings, sculpture, and decorative arts, places a special emphasis on the theme of landscape, from its reinterpretation by contemporary artists back to its "invention" in the 16th century as an independent genre.
10. Musee du Nougat Fabrique Arnaud Soubeyran
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4.5 based on 651 reviews
The nougat museum is a special place in Montélimar that traces the history of nougat, as well as the legacy of the Arnaud Soubeyran House, through displays, videos, art exhibits, photos and a special "hands-on" discovery trail for children. Every day until 1 pm you can observe the activity of the factory! Enjoy our shop and our delicious restaurant (lunch/ tea room).
Reviewed By siomikas - Palanga, Lithuania
Family run nougat Fabrique Arnaud Soubeyran made a great decision to show the history of their fabrique and nougat making process for all of us. Interactive and interesting museum. You can understand the history and the making process before and now of these delicious nougat candies. A great place to spend couple of sweet hours.
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