THE HÔTEL-DIEU OF BEAUNE
Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune, a jewel of flamboyant gothic architecture with ...Read more
BARTHOLDI'S LION
Large stone statue, 22 metres long and 11 metres high, symbolizing the ...Read more
CHÂTEAU DE SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE
This imposing property includes the grand château, which houses several ...Read more
CHÂTEAU D'ANCY-LE-FRANC
This Renaissance château is undoubtedly one of Burgundy's most beautiful ...Read more
LA FOSSE DIONNE
The most emblematic site of the city of Tonnerre, a Vauclusian fountain ...Read more
CHÂTEAU DE MAULNES
A pentagonal Renaissance château in the Tonnerrois forest, once a hunting ...Read more
CHÂTEAU DE TANLAY
Louis XIII and Renaissance-style château, with splendid frescoes and ...Read more
HOTEL-DIEU DE TONNERRE
A Hôtel-Dieu with an interactive museography presenting the collection of ...Read more
LE CHÂTEAU DU CLOS DE VOUGEOT
In the heart of the vineyards, this gastronomic Mecca is full of treasures. ...Read more
FORT SAINT-ANDRÉ
Fort Saint-André in the town of Bracon, a magnificent setting for weddings ...Read more
CHATEAU DE COMMARIN
Château de Commarin with a bookstore, a café and a restaurant-wine bar ...Read more
TOUR PHILIPPE LE BON
Dijon seen from above: climb the towers!Read more
ADJOINING CASTLE
Well-preserved Château de Joux, featuring a vertical gallery with an ...Read more
LOUIS PASTEUR MUSEUM
Museum preserving intact the laboratory, the fittings, wallpapers, ...Read more
THE NEO-PALLADIAN VILLA
Visit, stay or event at Château de Syam. 19th-century Italian architecture ...Read more
CYRILLE'S TABLE
Read moreBy entering this cour, you have been transported to another era, and this particular hotel, with its beautiful façade, inscribed in historical monuments since 1966, decorated with accolades and the last four gargoyles of Besançon, dates from the th century. His yard is a «traje» (passage) allowing from the Battant Street to join Fort Griffon. Here you can admire open, superimposed galleries with Doric, corinthian and ionic columns, as well as centre of colour. In order to perfect the visit, you can even enjoy lunch in the restaurant Le Champagney which has now been installed there.
GLORIETTE TOWER
Tour Gloriette, introducing the lithographic technique through exhibitions ...Read more
TOUR DE L’HORLOGE
Read moreNot a postcard from here without seeing it enthroned, imperial and majestic, over the city. And for good reason... The emblematic monument of Auxerre, the Clock Tower has dominated the historic center for more than 500 years. It is impossible to pass by without admiring this superb monument decorated with its astronomical clock whose two hands indicate the solar and lunar movements. Built on the foundations of the Gallo-Roman city walls in the 12th century, it was used as a prison in the 14th century while continuing to serve as the city's clock. In 1825, a fire broke out during repair work on the spire and it collapsed. The tower was then partially rebuilt, at a lower cost. Its destruction was even considered. Fortunately, protected by its registration as a historical monument, it was finally rebuilt identically in 1890. Since then, in the heart of the pedestrian district, it marks with its superb architecture an admirably preserved city center. All the more so since its long and magnificent renovation completed in the summer of 2022. No doubt, the Clock Tower has never been so beautiful!
Note that you can still admire the bases of the ancient Gallo-Roman castrum in the tea room of the chocolate maker Gregory Ferret just next door. Finally, next to the tower, the covered passage used to be the house of the famous revolutionary bailiff Cadet Roussel, a great local figure of the 18th century. A commemorative plaque reminds us of this fact.
CHATEAU DE GERMOLLES
This castle is one of the best preserved residences of the Dukes of ...Read more