Bugey's highest point at 1,531 m, Grand Colombier at the southern end of the Jura mountains offers numerous signposted hiking trails as well as breathtaking views over the Alps, the Lac du Bourget and Bugey. The climb is also a...
Le défilé de Pierre-Châtel is one of five sites in the Rhône-Alpes region to have been designated areas of outstanding natural beauty. The cliffs towering over the Rhône form a natural boundary between the Ain and Savoie,...
One of Bugey Sud's geological oddities, this karst plateau near Artemare is the site on which stands a statue of the Virgin Mary. It's a beautiful area for walking amongst the box and maritime pines, and when you reach the...
For breathtaking views over the Bugey mountains, the Alps and the Rhône Canal, just take your pick from among these outlook points, most of which have toposcopes: Parves, Ambléon, Preveyzieu, Marignieu, Mont de Cordon,...
There are endless choices for nature walks in Bugey Sud, at any pace you like, whether you are into country trails, forests, down the Rhône canal, around the villages, or on the walkway that leads through the Lavours Marshes...