One of Veronique's brothers (Fredric) took us to this amazing lakeside medieval town. As you walk through the streets, the stores and homes are covered in colorful flowers. There was a bit of Swiss German and French cult and you really see it in the architecture.
Yvoire is a small town (population ca. 800) on the southern, French shores of Lake Geneva. This traffic-free village has managed to preserve much of its medieval look with town walls and gates, a historic castle, and narrow cobblestone streets. Yvoire’s written history goes back to 1306 and a time when Lake Geneva castles played an important role in protecting the strategic trade routes through the Alps and along the lake.
Un des frères de Véronique (Fredric) nous a emmenés dans cette étonnante ville médiévale au bord du lac. En vous promenant dans les rues, les magasins et les maisons sont couverts de fleurs colorées. Il y avait un peu de culte suisse allemand et français et on le voit vraiment dans l'architecture.
Yvoire est une petite ville (environ 800 habitants) sur la rive sud de la France du lac Léman. Ce village sans circulation a réussi à préserver une grande partie de son aspect médiéval avec des murs et des portes de la ville, un château historique et des rues pavées étroites. L’histoire écrite d’Yvoire remonte à 1306 et à une époque où les châteaux du Léman jouaient un rôle important dans la protection des routes commerciales stratégiques à travers les Alpes et le long du lac.
Due to the close proximity to the village were my wife's mother lives, we've been very fortunate to have visited Perouges several times. This is truly one of the most beautiful medieval walled villages I've visited! When you walk through the streets, you can only imagine the life back in the 11th century, living in this village.
Pérouges is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It is a medieval walled town 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Lyon. It is perched on a small hill that overlooks the plain of the river Ain. Pérouges was inhabited by craftsmen; mainly farmers and linen weavers. It was probably founded by a Gallic colony returning from Perugia in Italy. In 1167, the Seigneur d'Anthon famously shut the commune's walls against the troops of the Archbishop of Lyon, and as early as 1236 the inhabitants earned communal freedom. In 1601 the town officially became French. Until the end of the 18th century, the textile industry in Pérouges boomed.
Welcome to our travel site. This is an ongoing project of the many places we have traveled. We will continue to update the site and hope to include many new adventures along the way, enjoy.
Bienvenue sur notre site de voyage. Il s'agit d'un projet en cours des nombreux endroits que nous avons parcourus. Nous continuerons de mettre à jour le site et espérons inclure de nombreuses nouvelles aventures en cours de route, profitez-en.
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