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Vernaison tourism and travel guide

Visit Vernaison: highlights and tourist information

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Vernaison is situated in the Rhone department and Rhone-Alpes region (now part of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region), in the eastern-center of France at 13 kilometres from Lyon, the department capital (general information: Vernaison is 402 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Lyon Old Town at 13 km and Lyon at 13 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Vernaison, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Vernaison in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Rhone

Map of places to visit near Vernaison

Markets in and near Vernaison

• Feyzin: market Sunday (4km)
• Brignais: market Saturday (5km)
• Pierre-Benite: market Wednesday & Sunday (6km)
• Oullins: market Tuesday & Thursday (7km)
• Saint-Fons: market Tuesday & Saturday (8km)
• Givors: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (8km)
• Chaponost: market Sunday (9km)
• La Mulatiere: market Tuesday & Friday (9km)
• Mornant: market Friday (11km)
• Bron: market Tuesday & Saturday & Monday & Friday (12km)

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Tourist attractions near Vernaison, France

Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Vernaison.

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Lyon (9km)

Heritage sites

• Historic Lyon (13km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Oingt (38km)
• Perouges (40km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (28km)
• Trevoux (33km)
• Cremieu (35km)
• Saint-Galmier (39km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Pilat (33km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (12km)
• Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (13km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Gerland (13km)
• Parc de la Tête d'Or (15km)
• Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (35km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lyon (14km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Laboratoire d’écologie des hydrosystèmes naturels et anthropisés (15km)
• Grand parc de Miribel-Jonage (21km)
• Oeillon Crest (32km)
• Perdrix Crest (35km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vienne (15km)
• Saint-Etienne (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Chaponnay (10km)
• Ecully (14km)
• Saint-Vulbas (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon (15km)
• Parc animalier de Courzieu (20km)
• Parc zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (21km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

For driving distances to Vernaison from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brignais, Charly, Communay, Feyzin, Grigny, Irigny, Millery, Montagny, Saint-Genis-Laval, Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon, Serezin-du-Rhone, Simandres, Solaize, Ternay, Venissieux and Vourles.

This page in French: Visiter Vernaison