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very beautiful park with its panoramic tower, its show where the actors are the birds of the park, its ponds, its scenes of life as if we were in the country of origin of the birds.

beautiful place in the heart of nature which will soon be accessible to visitors after work following the purchase by the community of communes

Plantay Tower (not open to visitors), remains of the castle burned down in 1460 by the troops of the Duke of Bourbon

The Château du Plantay is an old fortified castle which stands in the town of Plantay and whose tower is the vestige. This castle was founded around 1305 by the knight Hugues du Plantay, center of the seigniory of Plantay The tower and the annex building are listed as historical monuments by order of January 29, 19911. This medieval tower of Plantay is located on the edge of the pond of Grand Châtel. It is a large cylindrical keep 20 m high, built of brick with frames and machicolations in limestone, with its annex building, they are the remains of a 14th century castle.

The park has a total area of 345 ha, including 140 ha of ponds, of which 35 ha of the park can be visited. The presence of these ponds has the effect of attracting many breeding, migratory or wintering birds. Herons, egrets or sarcelles come to populate the place, more than 130 species live here in this exceptional habitat. Bird park : 01330 Villars-les-Dombes, phone : +33 4 74 98 05 54

If you missed going inside, you can watch the colorful flight spectacle on their website, where there's also a web ticket discount for €18 https://www.parcdesoiseaux.com

A large number of native and exotic birds can be admired here.   Even if the entrance fee is 20 €, this is justified if you consider the entertainment.   Especially the air show of the large birds is very impressed.

Here you can watch the birds brooding from the observation platform or when they are passing through.    At the same time, this and the surrounding lakes also serve as a source of food for the numerous waterfowl of the Vogelparadies.