How to Spend a Perfect Day in Pérouges with Itinerary Map

Pérouges

Check Point

・Medieval village listed as one of the most beautiful villages in France

・Annual medieval festival where you can experience a time slip

・Famous galette that can only be eaten here

【Village description】

This is a small village on the north-west of Lyon. The stone buildings remind the medieval epoch. Although the population was only 8 people at the beginning of 20^th century, people came back because the village got a label of one of the most beautiful villages in France. They change in the medieval costume during the medieval festival in June. As the galette is the famous food, you should taste it.

【Overall rating】

　★★★★☆

【Time required】

【Budget】

　0 euro

【Fatigue】

　★★☆☆☆

【Map and access to the Rhone-Alpes region】

①Lyon: One of France’s leading gourmet towns
②Oingt: France’s most beautiful village in Beaujolais
③Pérouges: A medieval village that can be reached on a day trip from Lyon
④Bourg-en-Bresse: A town famous for its high-quality local chicken
⑤Annecy: A town with the clearest lake in Europe
⑥Chambery: Former capital of the Duchy of Savoy
⑦Grenoble: A town with a fortress overlooking the Alps
⑧Vienne: A town with ancient Roman ruins
⑨Valence: A town with a three-star restaurant famous for its female chef

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Contents

Itinerary Map
①Meximieux-Pérouges Station
②Bus stop; Pérouges (if you come by bus)
- Time schedule of bus
③Pérouges
Galette you must try when you go to Pérouges
Other cities recommended in Rhone-Alps

Itinerary Map

Navigation

【Start】
①Meximieux-Pérouges Station

★If you visit by train, you get off here. When you leave from the station, turn left and when you arrive at a roundabout, turn left to go to Lyon St. Then, turn right at the crossroad to go up Pérouges St. When you arrive at a shop Antiquités Art Ancient, turn right and go up a path.

②Bus stop; Pérouges (if you come by bus)

★If you go to Pérouges by bus, you can take one in Lyon. The bus stop is marked on the following map. The bus company is AIN and the line is 132. The ticket is 2 euros for one way. When you get off the bus, go up Pérouges St and go to a path beside Antiquités Art Ancien. It takes 10 minutes by walk.

【Goal】
③Pérouges

How to use Google Map

・Click the square mark on the top left of the map to see a list of tourist spots.

・If you open the enlarge button on the top right corner on your smartphone, this model course will be displayed on Google Maps along with its location information.

・You can also quickly return to this map from the table of contents in the sidebar (if using a smartphone, select “Go to table of contents” from the menu at the bottom of the screen).

【Start】

①Meximieux-Pérouges Station

Gare de Meximieux-Pérouges

②Bus stop; Pérouges (if you come by bus)

Time schedule of bus

【Weekday】

Departure	Arrival
Lyon	Pérouges
09：30	10：40
11：00	12：15
14：00	15：08

Departure	Arrival
Pérouges	Lyon
11：50	13：05
12：52	14：15
15：53	17：15
17：57	19：15

【Saturday】

Departure	Arrival
Lyon	Pérouges
08：30	09：39
15：30	16：50

Departure	Arrival
Pérouges	Lyon
15：53	17：15
17：57	19：15
20：49	21：45

【Sunday, national holiday】

Departure	Arrival
Lyon	Pérouges
08：00	09：08

Departure	Arrival
Pérouges	Lyon
18：52	20：15

As there aren’t many buses on Sunday and national holidays, you should visit on weekday or Saturday.

The site for the bus　
https://www.laregionvoustransporte.fr/toutes-les-lignes/ain

③Pérouges

Pérouges medieval festival — ※the pictures of the medieval festival

As Pérouges is a small village, you can visit without route map.

Galette you must try when you go to Pérouges

Pérouges is famous for sweets called galettes. It’s like a tart made with butter and sugar, and you can feel the slight lemon flavor in the crispy dough and sweetness. You can take it out, but when eating at a restaurant, it’s standard to have it with cider. Check out other specialties of the Rhône-Alps region here! !

Other cities recommended in Rhone-Alps

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