One of the most attractive cities on the Rhone, Tournon lies secluded between the river and granite slopes covered in vineyards.
Shops along Quai Farconnet behind the tree lined park where Retour Vers l'Empire Romain (Back to the Roman Empire) festival is held.
Beautiful flowers were abundant all around Tournon.
The Château de Tournon is a castle in Tournon-sur-Rhône, France. It was built in the 16th century. It has been listed as an official historical monument since…
A view of the Viking Delling in the distance as it rests upon the Rhone river and the Château de Tournon on the left in Tournon, France.
More of the beautiful flowers found in Tournon.
The Eglise Protestante Unie Tournontain (United Protestant Church of France) .
A beautifully tiled roof adorns the United Protestant Church of France.
This feline was not all that happy to be disturbed by our tour group as we walked past his window.
A Saturday Market provided us the opportunity to see and smell some of the wonderful foods available in Tournon.
Dried meats of all kinds were available for purchase including Sanglier (wild boar).
The fruits and vegetables looked delicious and the colors were stunning.
Peaches, pears, nectarines were all perfectly ripe.
If you were into do it yourself, their were options for you as well such as these turkeys.
Walking down the Place Saint-Julien towards Église Saint-Julien de Tournon-sur-Rhône (Saint Julian Church).
The Train de l’Ardeche began operating in 1891 to transport goods, people, and mail between Tournon-sur-Rhône and Lemastre. Today it is a designated historical…
The Ardèche Train, also known as the "Mastrou", a famous historic steam train, sounds its famous whistle in the Sweet Valley. The locomotive the Mallets 414…
The famous tubular boiler used by this engine was invented by a local genius, the Ardéchois Marc Seguin.
Since it was summer time our train cars were all open air. We were assigned a car near the front of the train for the ride up the gorge. The smoke from the…
Le Doux River from the Ardèche Train.
