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Hôtel de la Poste,
Beaune |
La
Côte d'Or
Dijon :
Back to the Notre-Dame church (12th century), on the Libération Place, you should
not miss the magnificient architectural whole in a half round from the 18th century. The
dukes of Burgundy’s palace from the 15th century (Dukes’ mansion) and from the
17th and the 18th centuries (States’ palace) is a perfect illustration of
Burgundy’s Art school know-how.
You ought to see the Vogüe’s mansion (Renaissance style), the Lantin’s mansion
(paintings collections), the Sainte-Bénigne cathedrale (13th century), a typical burgundy
gothic style.
if you love wine, you should visit some
cellars on the road from Dijon to Beaune and stop for instance at Gevrey Chambertin,
Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Hospices-de-Beaune.
You could see in Santenay the biggest plane tree of France
39 meters and also the vineyards of Corton, la Romanée-Conti, Chambertin and Montrachet. |
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La
Nièvre
Nevers :
The gate of Croux, a typical military building of the
14th century, actually locates the lapidary museum.
From this period, you should also discover as you visit
the city the Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Juliette cathedrale (12th and 16th centuries), the
ramparts promenade which borders the surrounding wall of the 13th century with its towers
Goguin, Hâvre and Saint-Revérien, the Saint-Etienne church (11th century). Do not miss
the ducale palace (built by Earls of Nevers).
Nevers is one of the crockery centers. You should visit the museum
devoted to this art craftwork (with more than 3,000 pieces of ceramic).
You cannot miss
Château-Chinon and the lakes’ region (Pannessière and Les Settons). |
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La
Saône-et-Loire
Mâcon :
On the Place aux Herbes, at Mâcon, the Wooden House (with a Renaissance
front) is a typical building you should see. The souvenirs of Lamartine, the famous
Romantic poet are conserved in the Senecé mansion (1750). Do not miss the decorative
arts museum. You should also see the Ursulines museum (ancient convent), the Hôtel-Dieu
(ancient hospital built up in 1770) and the old Saint-Vincent district.
From Cluny, it only remains one bell-tower and a part of the transept
of the romanesque church. You ought to admire its medieval houses.
Associated with a presidential pilgrimage, Solutré is a site you should
see side by side prehistorical grottos and menhirs (Celt vestiges). You could also
discover the castles of Sully, Montjeu, Berzé-le-Chastel and the
fortified village of Briançon. |
A farm house, Vézelay. |
L'Yonne
Auxerre :
The Saint-Germain abbey (11th century) housed a famous philosophical school. The
Saint-Etienne cathedrale presents this originality to have an unfinished church-tower
(South tower).
Many museums exhibit rich collections as archeological museum of
Visitandines (Gallo-Roman collection), Leblanc-Duvernoy museum (tapestries of Beauvais).
The Prefecture is located inside the ancient episcopal palace with its bishops’
promenade on Yonne riverside.
Do not miss, Vézelay and its basilica from the 11th century. Avallon
is an old fortified city built up on a granitic promontory. At Montréal,
a medieval market town, you will have a splendid view on the plateau of Basse-Bourgogne
and the valley of Serein .
The wines of Chablis, Joigny, Irancy are famous ; and if you have to
end your tour, visit the Regional Park of Morvan and the Pierre-qui-Vire monastery
(Saint-Léger-Vauban forest). |