Villars-Les-Dombes: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Nature

Villars-les-Dombes is home to the Parc des Oiseaux, a 35-hectare visitor park. There, visitors can take a journey through the bird and landscape worlds of the five continents. The Villars-les-Dombes railway station connects Lyon-Saint-Clair with Bourg-en-Bresse; the Pierre-Poivre path connects this station with the park and passes through a wooded section with information panels about around thirty planted tree species, their uses and characteristics, as well as the bird species that nest and search for food there.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Villars-les-Dombes should base their choice of accommodation on their planned stay.

Every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Villars-les-Dombes hosts a weekly market with fresh food and manufactured goods.

Sports

Le Clou includes a golf school where visitors can develop their skills and train. The facility has a 90-metre-long driving range and state-certified instructors providing training from introductory courses through to advanced-level improvement. Étang Chaffaud is available to sport and recreational anglers through the La Gaule Villardoise association.

Culture

The Église de la Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge in Villars-les-Dombes features Romanesque traces as well as Gothic and Renaissance elements. La Poype is a medieval earthwork castle, also known as a medieval motte-and-bailey castle.

In the wider regional area around Villars-les-Dombes are the Château de la Bécassinière and the Château de Saint-André du Coing; both are castles. Also located in this wider regional area are the Eglise Saint-André-et-Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, a church, and the Artothèque du Centre d'Arts Plastiques de Villefranche-sur-Saône (fermée), a closed museum.

Geographical Location

The wider regional area around Villars-les-Dombes also includes Mont d'Or, a mountain, Grotte de la Colombière, a cave, Mont Charvet, a mountain, and Mont Thoux Nord, a hill.

More location pages: Béligneux, Collonges, Pont-D’ain, Villieu-Loyes-Mollon, Mionnay, Saint-Bois, Gex, Ardon

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