VILLEFRANCHE s/SAÔNE
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COME FOR A GREET WITH A LOCAL
Come to Villefranche sur Saône, have a Greet with one of its inhabitants: a Greeter
Capital of the Beaujolais region, a city emancipated by the Sires of Beaujeu, a medieval city founded in 1140, Villefranche has an outstanding architectural, gastronomic, historical and cultural heritage. Its inhabitants, the Caladois, will be delighted to help you discover or rediscover its secrets and hidden treasures, in a festive conviviality that has made the Beaujolais spirit famous!
Villefranche sur Saône: what & where is it ?
Villefranche-sur-Saône is a French commune, located in the Rhône department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is known as the capital of Beaujolais.
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Who are we?
The association ” la Plume Caladoise ” gathers inhabitants who are passionate about their city and who wish to make people discover its traditions and its art of “good living”. The association has published two books available in bookstores ” Tu sais que tu es Caladois quand… ” for an easy and light discovery of our region. By becoming a member of the Greeters of France, it now offers a lively discovery of the most beautiful treasures of La Calade with quality, personal and friendly Greeters walks through the city! Find the news of the association chaired by Benoit Froment on the website www.laplumecaladoise.fr
Would you like to discover the city in a more authentic way? Try the Greeters experience! And share a moment of meeting with an inhabitant of Villefranche en Beaujolais who will be happy to make you discover his environment.
Greeters, all over the world, are in love and passionate about their territories. They take pleasure in welcoming visitors and offer their time, on a voluntary basis, to share, for a walk, their passion or to help you discover or rediscover the places they love.
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THE VILLEFRANCHE “OF CRIME”!
SUNSET IN BELLEROCHE
VILLEFRANCHE ALONG THE MORGON
THE VILLEFRANCHE OF RELIGIONS AND COVENTRIES
VILLEFRANCHE CELEBRITIES
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VILLEFRANCHE s/ SAÔNE GREETERS Website Page
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Each of the “Greeter de France” destinations is led and managed by a local actor: Association, collective of residents or tourist entity (Tourist Offices, Departmental Tourism Committee). These actors are all members of the FFG (France Greeters Federation) and as such respect the same operating rules. They follow the values and ethics defined globally by IGA (International Greeter Association). The management and coordination of the France Greeters Federation ensures the pooling of our processes and tools, our global presence on the Web and social networks as well as the sharing of our communication programs.
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Apart from the presentation of the IGA Greeters, you also have access to 163 destinations worldwide (as of July 1, 2023). You can register directly on the site after choosing your destination.
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‘CRIME’ IN VILLEFRANCHE
Villefranche, city of tolls and conscripts, pleasant and welcoming city but also… disturbing and shivering city… ! The Apaches, the Trimardeurs, the Praying Mantis, the One-legged Man, the Dresser, mass killers or pink panthers…. What crimes or criminals have not known in Calade, dripping along its vital artery, the famous street Nat.
Do you like to walk around at night in dark corners? Come and have fun scaring yourself by following the scary-drolly tour of theVillefranche of crime, from the end of the 19th century to nowadays. A nocturnal and iconoclastic discovery of our Beaujolais city, where good wine is not the only liquid to have flowed…
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VILLEFRANCHE ALONG THE MORGON
Villefranche-sur-Morgon will make you see all the colors! For the Caladois is the one who knows the different colors of the Morgon, this small discreet river which was nevertheless at the source of the creation of the city and which remains the main witness of all its history through the centuries.
Come and relive the history of Villefranche and discover its great monuments, its city center and its shops by following the Morgon, the river that carries promises and greatness, secrets and dramas since it is the river that has shaped the life of Villefranche by crossing it from one side to the other!
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VILLEFRANCHE CELEBRITIES
Victor Vermorel, Léon Jacquemaire, Benjamin Biolay… Come and discover the characters who have contributed to the influence of Villefranche for nearly nine centuries! Dozens of men and women who have made themselves famous from the past to the present, in fields as varied as history, arts, industry, science, politics or sports. As you stroll down the famous rue Nationale, you will discover the history of our local stars and the thousand and one anecdotes that have contributed to their fame!
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SUNSET IN BELLEROCHE
This plateau of five thousand souls, almost a village, benefits from an extraordinary greenery and a breathtaking view of the Beaujolais hills, especially at dusk. Heir to the Baron de Belleroche’s castle, the bridle path of chestnut trees tinted white in spring and ochre in autumn keeps the memory of the pond where people used to skate in winter, now replaced by a sports stadium and soon an urban park. The tour of the district will allow you to discover the great names still present on the buildings, Jean Bonthoux, Pierre Montet, Maurice Utrillo, and many other more contemporary characters who make today the life and the animation of this district in full change.
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RELIGIONS AND CONVENTS IN VILLEFRANCHE
Are you familiar with Villefranche and its religious traditions? La Calade has a rich past that you can guess while strolling through our streets. A past still alive ; from cemeteries to mosques, observing churches or convents more or less disappeared, at least in appearance, it will be a question of discovering this religious still present in the street, within reach of our eyes, but that we do not always see…