Le Poët-Laval

Long a commandery of the Knights Hospitaller, Le Poët-Laval is still crowned by their 12th-century castle, and its name means 'the little hill in the valley'. The medieval upper village, largely closed to cars, overlooks newer houses along the Jabron in the Drôme provençale. A museum of Dauphiné Protestantism fills the 17th-century temple and marks the start of a 2,000 km trail following the Huguenots into exile.

Highlights

• Château des Hospitaliers: keep with exhibitions and a wall walk with views
• Church of Saint-Jean-des-Commandeurs, with its sundial and remains of a dome
• Musée du protestantisme dauphinois in the old temple
• The 2,000 km 'Sur les pas des Huguenots' trail, starting here
• Sentier des corniches, a 6.7 km walk above the Jabron valley

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.