Porte de Quirieu

Presentation

The Quirieu gate is part of the second rampart wall. It was walled up in 1535 and replaced by a new gate, Porte Neuve. Quirieu gate was reopened in 1930 following renovation work.

The gate leads to the road running between Lagnieu and the ancient port of Quirieu in the north, to the banks of the Rhône. Indeed, river transport was considered safer than road transport, especially where wine was concerned. The original paving which has been uncovered outside the gate features a central channel which was used in the Middle Ages to drain wastewater, as opposed to the side channels used nowadays. The approach was arranged in a double slope with a curved channel running down the middle. When people crossed one another, the person with the higher social status stayed on the dry, upper part of the pavement, leaving the other person to take the lower path.

Période(s) d'ouvertureAll year round, daily.

Themes

Type of culturel patrimony :
- Historic site and monument
Historical patrimony :
- Historic patrimony
- Tower
- Ruins and remains
Period :
- 14th C

Useful Information

Individual tour services :
- Unguided individual tours available permanently
- Guided individual tours on request
Parking :
- Parking
Group tour services :
- Guided group tours on request
- Unguided group tours available permanently
Tour language(s) :
- French
Information panel language(s) :
- French
- German
- English
Audio-guide language(s) :
- English
- French

Tarifs

Free of charge.

Contact

Porte de Quirieu

Boulevard de la Porte Neuve

38460

Crémieu

mail / message

Phone : +33 4 74 90 45 13

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