Today is a walking tour of Vienne. It is surrounded by steep hills and is one of the oldest towns in France. Here the castle ruins at Angles sur l'Anglin is…
The Théâtre Antique de Vienne is a ruins of a stone-built, first-century Roman theater with a summer program of live music & dance. It is nestled in the hills…
At the top of Mount Pipet in the town of Vienne, France, there is a Chapel and Statue of the Virgin Mary. The chapel is also called "Chapelle Notre Dame de la…
Sharon on the Belvedere Pipet looking out over the town of Vienne.
A view of Lyon and the Rhone river from the Belvedere Pipet.
Sharon coming down the hill from Mont Pipet. Coming down was much easier than the long walk up the steep inclines. Hard on us folks from Florida ..... no hills.
The group stings out along the sidewalk as we make our way down to the Vienne city center from Mont Pipet.
Sharon at the Archaeological Garden of Cybele which is made up of archaeological remains from the Gallo-Roman period. The Garden of Cybele complex houses the…
Ken at the Garden of Cybele complex that houses the vestiges of a district of the Gallo-Roman city: arcades of a portico of the forum, wall in large apparatus…
A beautiful tudor building on the corners of Rue Chantelouve, Square Vassay and the Rue de la Charité.
The Mairie de Vienne is the town hall and provided a stop on our tour and a chance to view the beautiful flowers and architecture of the building.
The temple of Augustus and Livia is a Roman temple done in the Corinthian style built in the early first century, which was located in the city center of the…
The temple of Augustus and Livia owes its exceptional state of preservation to the fact that it has been reused many times: church from the 5th century, Temple…
A closeup of the corinthian columns on the temple of Augustus and Livia in Vienne, France.
A unique building on the Rue Maurice Faure.
The Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne (Vienne Cathedral of Maurice) is a medieval Roman Catholic church in the city of Vienne, France. Dedicated to Saint…
The interior of the Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne.
Some of the stained glass windows in the Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne.
The interior of Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne is unique as it shows the difference in style in fashion as the church went thru its construction. Notice the…
IGargoyles on the Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne is a carved or formed grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of…
