Découverte de la région
Nyons :
Located in the heart of the Drôme Provençale, the city of nyons welcome you at the market on Thursday morning under its arcades and its old town.
The Roman bridge spanning the Eygues (or Aygues) opened in 1409 by the Bishop of Vaison, the bridge connects the two sides of the Eygues. The bridge was guarded by a redoubt high at each end, and the tower of the toll which occupied the center of the bridge (listed building).Said the old castle castle in the sixteenth century, built on the rock of Maupas, he finished on the north side, the neighborhood of Forts. The present buildings, visible from the street Great Forts, dating mainly from the mid-sixteenth century (large rooms over a walkway, mullioned windows), when the building was converted for military purposes in residence marina. Become communal property when Nyonsais redeemed the manor in 1626, the castle was converted into a rectory in 1731 and sold at public auction in 1779. Restored from the early 1960s, it is now private property. The passage of the Rue des Grands strong arms and placed at the entrance of this passage are registered as historical monuments.
Randonne Tower, also known as Bon Secours Chapel located on the hillside neighborhood of Forts: October 21, 1862, ML Francou, pastor of Nyons, went purchaser of the ancient tower Randonne and was converted into a chapel. The first Mass was celebrated August 14, 1864. On the old tower stands a pyramid of three levels of arcades with four sides adorned with statues. It supports a colossal statue of the Virgin. The monument, comprehending Randonne tower itself is 24 meters high and dominates the entire valley. The tower was once built by Randonne Randonne of Montaubant in 1280, thus connecting his barony in Nyons. A tabernacle of the seventeenth century is classified as historical monuments.
