La Tour d'Avalon

Tour d'Avalon, 38530 Saint-Maximin
La Tour d’Avalon - 33 metres high, with an internal diameter of around 8 metres and walls 2 metres thick on the first floor - bears witness to a medieval past.
It was restored in 1895 by Carthusian monks in honor of Saint-Hugues d'Avalon, who was born here in 1140.
The Tour d'Avalon bears witness to the history of an ancient fortified village and of a family of lords, present in the Haut Grésivaudan since the year 1000: the Wallon and Romestang d'Avalon.
Part of the early 14th-century walls can still be seen in today's restored building, remnants of the Delphine tower erected at that time, when the château became a stronghold, complete with...

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Services

Car park

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Payment methods

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Openings

Openings

From 5 July 2025 until 24 August 2025

From 5 July 2025 until 24 August 2025
Saturday
16:00 - 19:00

Sunday
16:00 - 19:00

Location

Location

La Tour d'Avalon
Tour d'Avalon, 38530 Saint-Maximin

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French
Updated on 29 April 2025 at 18:39
by Office de Tourisme de Belledonne Chartreuse
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