{"id":10140,"date":"2022-03-07T14:07:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T13:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.campinglesbastets.com\/surroundings\/visiter-chateauneuf-isere\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T14:21:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T12:21:21","slug":"come-and-visit-chateauneuf-isere","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.campinglesbastets.com\/en\/surroundings\/come-and-visit-chateauneuf-isere\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Ch\u00e2teauneuf-sur-Is\u00e8re"},"content":{"rendered":"

Come and Visit Ch\u00e2teauneuf-sur-Is\u00e8re<\/h1>
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The holidays at\u00a0Les Bastets campsite<\/a>\u00a0are most exciting. They offer the opportunity to make the most of\u00a0the charms of the Dr\u00f4me Proven\u00e7ale<\/strong>. One thing you can and definitely should do is pay a visit to Ch\u00e2teauneuf-sur-Is\u00e8re.\u00a0It will take you less than an hour to reach\u00a0the remarkable site, and the visit truly deserves the detour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Protected nature<\/h2>
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The territory of Ch\u00e2teauneuf-sur-Is\u00e8re is located at the intersection of\u00a0three unique ecosystems<\/strong>. You will walk through a prairie stretching towards the banks of the Is\u00e8re. It is fresh and humid here, \u00a0you can see, among other things, the herons navigating the immense fields of reeds. The walk will then take you to the Vanelle dam, perfect for observing rare species of migratory birds.<\/p>\n<\/div>

A village steeped in history<\/h2>
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As soon as you arrive, you will notice curious fireplaces on some of the houses in the center. This distinct houses are called Saracens. The coats of arms of the ancient lords of Ch\u00e2teauneuf might grace them, but their actual origins are so enigmatic that there is no telling what their history is.<\/p>\n

Keep moving through the village, and you will see vestiges of an\u00a0architectural complex<\/strong>\u00a0that the locals call the castle as well as a spectacular 17th century portal.<\/p>\n

The village church with a remarkable name Saint-Thomas \u00e0 Saint-Hugues was erected at the end of the 12th century in honor of Saint-Thomas, the patron saint of architects and quarrymen \u2013 and indeed, a plethora of old quarries encircles the village. The name Saint-Hugues refers to a local clergyman who became the bishop of Grenoble in the 11th century.<\/p>\n

As you walk, you will see the Saint-Hugues chapel consecrated in 1896, with\u00a0the miraculous spring of Saint-Hugues<\/strong>\u00a0at its steps. According to the legend, its waters cure blindness.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Enjoyable and informative walks around the village<\/div>
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The local quarries are definitely worth seeing. Employed since antiquity and well into the 19th century, they tell the story of the region. The stones extracted here were used in the construction of some\u00a0famous monuments<\/strong>\u00a0across the region and beyond. Located on the territory of 17 hectares, some \u00a0of them are open-air and, presumably, of Roman origin. Others are underground and have been successively transformed into mushroom farms and wine cellars for local vineyards.<\/p>\n

Take\u00a0the Chemin des Carriers game course<\/strong>\u00a0for a fun and entertaining walk with your family \u2013 you will be required to solve riddles as you go (we offer different levels of complexity for different ages).<\/p>\n

Then make sure to have a look at the famous local cave houses. They can be seen from\u00a0the Butte du Ch\u00e2telard<\/strong>, which overlooks the village and the river. Get closer to them by following the Botanical path \u2013 it will take you to the Bel Air hillside, where you will see ten cave houses, remnants of a small hamlet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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