Le Poët-Laval and L’Espace Huguenot

The tiny hilltop town of Le Poët-Laval in the department of Drôme, France is only accessible by foot and is well worth a visit. It is the site of one of the few remaining original temples, or churches used by French Protestants until they were banned by Louis XIV. The temple is now part of the Museum of Dauphinois Protestantism which is beginning a campaign to raise money to preserve the building and add much needed space to it. Le Poët-Laval not only houses the Museum, it also boast a medieval castle and is part of the hiking trail, “In the Steps of the Huguenots (Dans les pas des Huguenots).” The trail traces the route taken by Protestant refugees trying to escape persecution during the seventeenth and early eighteenth century. It traverses the Jura Mountains into Switzerland and then Germany.

For more information: E-mail mdpd@wanadoo.fr

Website www.museeduprotestantismedauphinois.com.