Within a verdant countryside, the beautiful City of Painters is one of the "must-sees" of the Balcons du Dauphiné both for its living environment attested by the label "Cities and villages in bloom" 4 flowers and by the richness of its historical heritage. But, beyond the many buildings and monuments that make up the city, Morestel would not be the City of Painters without its art galleries and especially without its Maison Ravier, the last home of the leader of the Lyon school of landscape painting. Nineteenth century.
François-Auguste Ravier (1814-1895) chose to spend the last twenty-eight years of his life in this magnificent Dauphiné-style building, home to many of the painter's works. An enviable haven of peace!
The essentials of the city
Land of fine golden light
Visit the city of painters
With a guide
Do you think you know everything about Morestel? Try a guided tour with one of our tour guides anyway! Gourmet walk, night visit or storytelling walk, the visit of Morestel is combined in the plural because diversity is in the DNA of the city of painters. From June to September, you will certainly find a niche for a discovery with family or friends of the unsuspected riches of the beauty with 4 flowers...
In autonomy with a visit plan…
Morestel can also be visited independently thanks to a detailed map to be collected from the Tourist Office or downloaded for free. At your own pace, you will discover the many buildings and monuments of the city of painters. So come and take a short walk on the footbridge to gain height and admire the landscape and the roofs of Morestel. You will not regret it !
As a family with Augustine the Weasel…
Augustine the weasel is an adventurer and she is also our cutest ambassador! If you follow this naughty snooper, the monuments of Morestel will soon hold no secrets for you. When you have succeeded in solving all the riddles in Augustine's booklet (by drawing, putting letters back in order, etc.) Augustine will meet you at the tourist office for your adventurer or adventurer. And of course you can get help from mum or dad!
Upcoming exhibitions at Morestel…
Exhibition at Maison Ravier: François Guiguet (1860-1937), from drawing to work
Agenda
The well-deserved gourmet break!
On Sunday morning, forget the lie-in and come and have a look at the Morestel market. All the local producers of good gourmet products meet there: from the free-range pig farmer who offers his meat specialties to die for a vegan to the artisan baker in organic bread... We bet you'll come back! And why not take the opportunity to enjoy a Ravier cake or one of those marvelous “coral” chocolate rocks on the terrace?
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