Discover Dardilly

When searching for a hotel in Dardilly, you can tailor your stay to your travel interests. The Maison natale du Curé d’Ars offers a glimpse into local history through a specific biography and preserved interiors. Historic plaques, the Fontaine de Parsonge, walking routes and agricultural produce add further points of interest. First consider whether you would like to include a biographical site, historic traces in the town, or the landscape and agriculture in your travel plans.

The Maison natale du Curé d’Ars

The Maison natale du Curé d’Ars is the farm where Jean-Marie Vianney spent the first twenty years of his life. The preserved interiors include a communal room with a stone-slab floor, a pantry, an alcove and a fireplace; the rustic furnishings have also been preserved. At this site, you can encounter both the biographical connection to Jean-Marie Vianney and specific features of the farm’s furnishings.

The Maison natale has been set up as a museum since 1962. Memorabilia relating to the Curé d’Ars are displayed in cases in the upstairs bedroom. The preserved rooms and the memorabilia on display offer different perspectives on the site: on the one hand, the farmhouse and its rooms take centre stage; on the other, the focus is on the memory of the Curé d’Ars. If this combination matches your travel interests, you can make the Maison natale a specific focus of your trip.

Tours of Fort du Paillet are organised by the Fort du Paillet association on the first Saturday of every month and during the Journées du Patrimoine. Check the details again before you travel so you can factor the visit into your plans.

Historic traces in the town

Dardilly has installed educational plaques at twelve historic sites to invite visitors to discover these places. The plaques focus on individual historic sites. The town also provides five walking routes specially designated for Dardilly, which can be downloaded. This gives you different ways to include historical themes in your plans: by visiting the twelve sites with plaques or by following the downloadable routes.

One specific point of interest is the Fontaine de Parsonge. It is visible at the edge of the Chemin de Parsonge, opposite the entrance to the Manoir. The fountain’s design dates from the early 17th century. Its location and design history therefore offer two points of reference if you are interested in historic traces in the town.

Landscape, routes and produce

Dardilly is reported to have 173 hectares of woodland, 500 hectares of natural areas and 646 hectares of agricultural land. The three figures refer to different land categories and provide a specific picture of the area’s landscape. Woodland, natural areas and agriculture are distinct aspects that you can take into account when choosing the focus of your stay.

On a regional scale, the GR® 169 “Métropole par les forts” runs around the area of the Métropole de Lyon. The 170-kilometre hiking trail can be walked as a day hike and is accessible by public transport along its route. These details provide a useful guide when planning a hike over a larger area.

Farm sales by some producers in Dardilly offer another connection to agriculture. Fresh produce, vegetables, seasonal fruit and AOC wines from the Coteaux du Lyonnais are sold directly at the farm. If you are looking to buy specific products, check the visit details and sales arrangements in advance, as availability and procedures may vary. This aspect of trip planning can thus be considered separately from historic visits and walking routes.

Discover more destinations: Vauxrenard, Anse, Poule-Les-Écharmeaux, Saint-Sorlin, Rillieux-La-Pape, Lyon, Joux, Le Bois-D'oingt.

For the overview of the wider region: Rhône.