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Violay travel guide

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Visit Violay: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Violay is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 44 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Violay is 367 km from Paris and 596 km from the port at Calais).

Note: The photo above was taken in Oingt at 21 km from Violay

Popular places to visit near Violay: these include Oingt at 21 km and Theize at 22 km. Oingt is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 21km and Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise is a listed 'recommended detour' at 26km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Selected places to visit and attractions near Violay, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

Oingt 21km

Theize 22km

Anse 29km

Trevoux 34km

Lyon 39km

Saint-Etienne 47km

Things to see in Violay and nearby

Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Violay

'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (28km) : Parc du château de Laye (37km) : Parc de la Tête d'Or (39km) : Parc de Gerland (39km) : Le jardin de Zéphyr (42km) :
Beautiful Villages: Oingt (21km) :
Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (37km) : Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (38km) : Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (38km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (39km) : Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (45km) : Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (48km) :
Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (29km) : Ecully (34km) :
Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (39km) :
Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (44km) :
Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (26km) : Trevoux (34km) : Charlieu (37km) :