Rochetaillée castle is a former 12th century fortified castle, altered in the 19th century, which stands in the town of Rochetaillée-sur-Saône in the Lyon metropolis in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The castle houses the Henri-Malartre automobile museum.
From medieval times, only the Romanesque door that gives access to the round tower and the castle chapel remains.
The octagonal …
MoreThe Cité du Train, situated in Mulhouse, France, is one of the ten largest railway museums in the world. It is the successor to the musée français du chemin de fer.
In the old renovated building, the emphasis is mostly placed on the instructional aspect of technology, explaining the mechanisms powering steam, diesel and electric locomotives …
MoreCité de l’Automobile, Musée national de l’automobile, Collection Schlumpf is an automobile museum located in Mulhouse, France, and built around the Schlumpf Collection of classic automobiles. It has the largest displayed collection of automobiles and contains the largest and most comprehensive collection of Bugatti motor vehicles in the world.
The museum is now listed as a …
MoreMontelimar Aviation Museum (Fr. Musée Européen de l’Aviation de Chasse) is a nonprofit aviation heritage museum since 1987 with hangars housing fighter planes & civil aircrafts.
Located on Montélimar aerodrome, a few minutes from the historic center of the nougat capital, the European Museum of air fighters offers you to embark on an exceptional adventure: on …
MoreThe Museum of Le Grand Blockhaus in Batz-sur-Mer, France.
The Atlantic Wall was an extensive system of coastal defences and fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944, along the coast of continental Europe and Scandinavia as a defence against an anticipated Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe from the United Kingdom, during World War II. …
MoreThe automobile museum (fr. Musée automobile de Ciré d’Aunis), located in Ciré-d’Aunis in Charente-Maritime 14 kilometers north of Rochefort, is a museum that has 65 vintage cars (from 1912 to 1973) under 34 different brands including 27 French brands, about ten motorcycles but also more than 150 enamelled plates and a few petrol pumps from …
MoreNaval Aeronautics Museum (fr. Musée de l’Aéronautique Navale) in Rochefort, France. The museum of naval aeronautics, located on the site of the former naval aeronautical base at Rochefort-Soubise in Charente-Maritime, is a museum which includes about 40 aircrafts (planes, seaplanes, gliders, helicopters) but also many engines, 1500 models and electronic equipment.
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MoreAutomobile Museum of Provence (le Musée Automobile de Provence) is a famous place among lovers of vintage cars. Seminars and other cultural events are often held here, where those who share this common passion gather. The museum presents the centuries-old history of automobiles, as well as some unique motorcycles, bicycles, toys, vintage posters and other …
MoreVallauris castle (fr. Château de Vallauris), France. This castle has been classified as a historical monument since November 2d, 1951 for its chapel, and since May 23d, 1951 for the facades and roofs of the castle. Located 40 min (34.1 km) via A8 to Nice.
The Château de Vallauris, former priory of the Abbey of Lérins, …
MoreThe Roda Roda – Lleida Automotive Museum (cat. Museu de l’Automoció Roda Roda) presents an extensive collection of cars, motorcycles, engines and scale reproductions which invite to take a journey through the world of the automotive industry through history. The museum is located in an old mechanical workshop.
Address: Carrer de Santa Cecília, 22 (in front …
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