Construit au début du XVIe siècle à l'initiative de Marguerite d'Autriche, le monastère royal de Brou est un exemple du style gothique flamboyant au coeur de la Bresse. Les auteures retracent le destin de la princesse, détaillent l'ensemble des bâtiments et présentent les oeuvres d'art qu'ils renferment. ©Electre 2026

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The Royal Monastery of Brou (Ain) is a beacon, signalled by its polychrome glazed tiles (an identical restoration of the original). Its buildings are organised around three cloisters, which house the municipal museum of Brou.

The church is famous for its three tombs, adorned with richly wrought effigies and graceful alabaster statuettes. Their profusion and delicacy make this ensemble a masterpiece of the Flamboyant Gothic style. Built in the 16th century under rhe patronage of Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands, Brou enshrines a story of love and death that unfolded in Bourg-en-Bresse, one of the capitals of the Duchy of Savoy.

The « Itinéraires » series, designed as a guide for cultural tourism, invites the visitor to discover the highways and byways of France's national heritage.