Historic centre of Chambéry

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  • Patrimoine culturel
  • Historic centre of Chambéry

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Address

Ville ancienne
73000 Chambéry
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Guided tours depart from the Hôtel de Cordon CIAP, 71 rue Saint Réal.

Phone

04 79 33 42 47

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Themes

  • Historic patrimony
  • Town / Village

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The old own of Chambéry is characterised by a maze of streets and private mansions. The Piedmont-style architecture is often enhanced by decorative elements (trompe-l'oeil, ironwork, sculpture, etc.). Guided tours all the year round.

Near the castle, the historical center of Chambéry offers an urban configuration dense and original, strongly marked by the presence of water. This set is quite homogene and is protected by a saving area program.

The rue de Boigne :
This straight street, lined with torinese gantry, was created thank to the liberality of the general de Boigne. Real hole in the urban tissue inherited from the middle age, this is the artery that is linking the castle to the fountain of the elephants.

The place Saint Léger :
Primitive center of the town, this place has become an area of life thank to its development at the end of the 1970's. Behind its colored fronts, a whole maze of streets and court of hotel particulier, giving to Chambéry its particular appearance.

The rue Basse du Château :
This strret inherited from the middle age conserves one of the last aerial footbridge of the town.

The rue Croix d'or :
During centuries, travellers coming from Italy were entering the town by this street. Artisanal district and aristocratic until the XIXth century, numerous testimony are still visibles, for example : the metal gates of the Hôtel of Castagnéry (n°18) and the front of the hôtel des Marches et de Bellegarde (n°19).

Type of cultural heritage:

Historic site and monument

Opening

Toute l'année.
Visites guidées organisées au départ de l'hôtel de Cordon (du 26 août au 28 sept) ou du Château (du 8 juillet au 25 août)
+ du 8 juillet au 25 août :
Visite nocturne "Secrets de ville" tous les mardis, jeudis et samedis à 21h - au départ de l'hôtel de Cordon

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Equipment(s):

Coach parking
Car park

Service(s):

Guided tours

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