Things to see and do Saint-Seine-L'Abbaye

25 km from Dijon, in the middle of the forests of Val Suzon, after a 20-minute journey on a winding road, the oldest Gothic Gothic building will point in the middle of the trees. Originally a monastery of the century lived instead of the abbey still on foot. Founded by a monk bearing the name "Sigo" who over time will give the name "Seigne", meaning "Seine", although this sanctuary "sanctus sequanus" has even older origins. The abbey church, in itself, sees the beginning of its construction at the end of the th century and will be completed in the th and th centuries under three abbots, including Jean de Blaisy and Pierre de Fontette. Moreover, we can see the tombstones of the latter in the church. The th century portal is decorated with typical plant motifs typical of Burgundy Gothic. The four-pillar nave and collateral is a fine example of the churches plan of that time. A th century carved stone jubé in the nave was moved to the choir. There are th-century stalls. The most exceptional element is undoubtedly the wall paintings dating back to 1504. They represent the legend of Saint Seine in 22 paintings in the north of the church and, to the south the tree of Jesse, Saint Christopher and litanies of the Virgin in a style that draws its influences in the Renaissance.