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Discover Crest in France

Crest in the region of Rhône-Alpes with its 8,517 habitants is a town located in France - some 312 mi or ( 502 km ) South-East of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Crest

Local time in Crest is now 06:21 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vaunaveys-la-Rochette, Saint-Étienne, Portes-les-Valence, Nîmes, and Montpellier. When in this area, you might want to check out Vaunaveys-la-Rochette . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Crest ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Backpacking Crest France

2:12 min by Vinko Rajic
Views: 342 Rating: 5.00

Work and travelling in Crest - France. Biking in nice small town Crest. Very good are for biking with many old buildings. ..

Randonnée 2007 N°1

3:57 min by mengoualdy
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Une super Randonnée à la découverte de la forêt de Saou (Drôme) ..


Aouste-sur-Sye , France , Backpacking in France

5:22 min by Vinko Rajic
Views: 240 Rating: 5.00

One day in Aouste-sur-Sye , very interesting small town on river. Very good area for biking. ..

Le Camping Moto

0:24 min by DutchSuperTenere
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GS met zijspan en aanhangwagen. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Tour de Crest

The Tour de Crest (Crest Tower) is the imposing vestige of a castle - the Château de Crest - in the commune of Crest in the Drôme département of France, one of the highest keeps in Europe, if not the highest (52 metres/171 feet).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 44.73 5.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Drôme, Castles in Rhône-Alpes, History museums in France, Museums in Drôme, Official historical monuments of France

Capuchin Friary, Crest

The Capuchin Friary in Crest in Drôme, France, is a house of Capuchin friars. This community was established in 1609 in the former Benedictine Priory of Crest. A small community of twelve friars lived there, following the contemplative life which that branch of the Franciscans had developed to revive. They followed a routine of prayer and study, as well as conducting preaching missions to the people of the surrounding towns and villages.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 44.73 5.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Benedictine monasteries in France, Buildings and structures in Drôme, Capuchin friaries, Christian monasteries in France

Château de Grâne

The Château de Grâne is a ruined castle in the commune of Grâne in the Drôme département of France. The castle stands above the village of Grâne and is largely in ruins. Remains include sections of the curtain wall and a tower. The mounting for an old mullioned window and a spiral staircase are visible, as well as vaulted cellars from the 13th century.

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Located at 44.73 4.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Castles in Rhône-Alpes, Drôme, Official historical monuments of France

Gare de Valence-Ville

Gare de Valence-Ville is a railway station serving the town Valence, Drôme department, southeastern France. It is situated on the Paris–Marseille railway, and is the southern terminus of a branch line to Grenoble.

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Located at 44.93 4.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Rhône-Alpes, Railway stations opened in 1865, TER Rhône-Alpes

Valence Cathedral

Valence Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Valence, Drôme, dedicated to Saint Apollinaris of Valence. It is the seat of the Bishop of Valence. The cathedral, which has an interesting apse, was rebuilt in the 11th century in the Romanesque style of Auvergne and consecrated in 1095 by Pope Urban II. It suffered extensive damage in the French Wars of Religion, but it was restored in the first decade of the 17th century.

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Located at 44.93 4.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Basilica churches in France, Cathedrals in France, Churches in Drôme, Valence, Drôme

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