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Ferme forte La Pothière
A former hunting lodge of the Grand Condé, this fortified farm (ISMH) overlooking the Revinson valley has preserved its 15th century features: the guard room with a bread oven and …
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Château des Princes de Condé
Built in the 17th century, it was sold in 1634 to the Prince de Condé who had it restored and furnished. It was used as a town hall in the 18th century and then sold to Mr Barouet,…
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Tour de la Motte Forte
The last remaining part of the medieval castle of La Motte-Forte in Arnay-le-Duc. This tower has served many purposes over the years, including as a defence tower, an archive, a pr…
View details →Château de Rochefort
Rochefort castle is one of the rare traces of the "pre-renaissance" period in France. Built on the site of older strongholds, and set on a rocky spur, the building is made up of tw…
View details →Arsenal Vauban
This vast complex of buildings was designed by Vauban in 1689 as an artillery arsenal. It now houses the covered market and part of the Lycée Prieur. This example of 17th-century …
View details →Casernes et chambre de Bonaparte
The barracks of the 511th Train Regiment were designed in the 18th century to house the 6th Brigade of the Royal Artillery. In its early days, it consisted of three buildings, plus…
View details →Château Louis XI
Owned by the town and listed as a historic monument, it is open to visitors. It dates back to the 15th century, when Louis XI annexed the Burgundian States. The King of France wan…
View details →Hôtel de Ville
The neo-Gothic red-brick building, with its slate roof, has the town's coat of arms engraved in stone above the doorway. The building was the residence of the Dukes of Burgundy wh…
View details →Porte Royale et Tour du Cygne
It was built in the 14th century, then modified at the request of François I (its emblem, the salamander, is still there) and in the 16th century to reinforce the town's fortificat…
View details →Village de Baigneux-les-Juifs
Its construction is the result of a deed of pledge concluded in 1243 between the abbot of Oigny and the Duke of Burgundy Hugues IV. The installation of a colony of Jews was then wo…
View details →Les Remparts de Beaune
In 259, a period of insecurity began with the invasions of the Alamanni and the Franks who, breaking through the fortified barrier of the limes Germanicus, behind which they found …
View details →Château de Blagny
Built in 1765, it is in the style of the buildings of this time. Various parts are listed, including the park, which was cut down during the digging of the Canal between Champagne …
View details →Château de Bressey
A rare listed historic monument open to the public twelve months a year, this château has been in the same family since the reign of Louis XIV. Its owners invite visitors to exper…
View details →Château Stephen Liégeard
A neo-Renaissance style folly inspired by the chateaux of the Loire Valley, built from 1895 to 1898 by Stephen Liégeard, the inventor of the name "Côte d'Azur". Inside, visit the l…
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Grande Forge de Buffon
ATTENTION: The Grande Forge will be closed from Monday 21 August to Saturday 26 August inclusive due to the filming of the TV mini-series "Une amitié dangereuse". A prestigious ex…
View details →Château de Bussy-la-Pesle
This fortified house is a moving example of interlocking architecture, i.e. several construction periods followed one another and were added together. The castle is a large horsesh…
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Château de Bussy-Rabutin
Come and meet one of the most flamboyant courtiers of the great Louis XIV, Count Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, and his home, decorated like a life-size comic strip! A colourful Burgundia…
View details →Parc et jardin du château de Bussy-Rabutin
The castle's garden is the legacy of several centuries of creation. As early as 1604, the archives mention the existence of an orchard, a vegetable garden and a park. From 1666 onw…
View details →Château de Chassagne-Montrachet
Our family run winery, own by the Picard Family, welcomes you: - 11th and 14th century Cellars visit, followed by tasting of 5 wines commented, each day from 10am to 6pm in full s…
View details →Château de Châteauneuf
The history of the château begins in 1175 with a keep built on a promontory overlooking the valley through which the Burgundy canal now flows. A sumptuous chapel was built in the 1…
View details →Vestiges du Château des Ducs de Bourgogne
Advanced stronghold of the Duchy of Burgundy, built in the 12th and 14th centuries facing the County of Champagne and the Kingdom of France, it was dismantled in 1598. Guided tour …
View details →Château de Commarin
For seven centuries in the same lineage, the Chateau de Commarin was re-installed during the 18th century by the Marquise d'Antigny, grand-mother of the well-known bishop, the Prin…
View details →Commanderie templière d'Epailly
The Commandery of Epailly An imposing witness to the Templars in Burgundy Listed in the inventory and a Templar chapel dating from the end of the 12th century, classified as a hist…
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Halles de Dijon
Inspired by plans proposed by the Eiffel company in 1868, the Dijon halls were built from 1873 to 1875 by the Foundries and Construction Workshops of Fourchambault (Nièvre), to the…
View details →Hôtel Berbisey
Built by Thomas Berbisey, civil clerk at the Parliament, trusted man of Louis XI (early 16th century). It contains a small courtyard with a carved wooden gallery linking the buildi…
View details →Hôtel Bouhier de Savigny
Hotel built around 1640 for the Bouhier de Savigny family. The most famous member of the family was Jean Bouhier (1673 - 1746), President of the Parliament and famous bibliophile, …
View details →Hôtel Bretagne de Blancey
Paved courtyard with beautiful facade. Two staircases with wrought iron railings.
View details →Hôtel Chambellan
This flamboyant Gothic hotel dating from the 15th century bears witness to the wealth of a family of merchants in drapery, a very lucrative trade in the Middle Ages since everythin…
View details →Hôtel Jehanin de Chamblanc (ou d'Arviset)
Discover a beautiful town house built in 1673 by Antoine Arviset, Treasurer of France. It was later occupied by his grandson Jean-Baptiste Jehannin de Chamblanc, a famous Dijon b…
View details →Hôtel Lantin (Musée national Magnin)
All the charm of a private collection, displayed in the beautiful 17th-century Hôtel Lantin, the family home of Maurice and Jeanne Magnin, enlightened art lovers. The combination o…
View details →Hôtel de Samerey
Built by Simon Viard, tabellion (a kind of notary) in 1541, the Samerey mansion has a typical facade of the early French Renaissance. It has kept its original coatings, cleaned, fi…
View details →Hôtel de Sassenay
This private mansion was built in the 17th century by a family of parliamentarians, the Le Compasseur family, a wealthy family from Roussillon. You will also find a turret dating…
View details →Hôtel de Vogüé
Built around 1614 for Etienne Bouhier, Councillor at the Burgundy Parliament, it is one of the most precious parliamentary hotels built in the 17th century in France. The majestic …
View details →Tour Philippe le Bon
From its 46 m (about 150 ft) summit, the Philip the Good Tower offers a stunning panorama over the town of Dijon and the surrounding area. The Philip the Good Tower, originally…
View details →Ferme forte du Fossé
Le Fossé is a lowland stronghold situated in the heart of a wetland area. It consists of a group of buildings surrounded by moats. You enter through a 15th-century gateway. Inside …
View details →Maison natale de saint Bernard
The birthplace of Saint Bernard in the year 1090, this building was remodeled in the 17th century to become the Royal Monastery of the Feuillants. In 1881, the buildings, badly dam…
View details →Château de Frôlois
Built on a rocky spur at the beginning of the 11th century, this castle hides under its austere appearance a warm interior, where each era has left its mark. On the first floor, An…
View details →Les Halles de Gemeaux
To encourage local life, the Sire de Neufchastel, Lord of Gemeaux, asked Charles VIII, King of France, for permission to build covered market halls, which was granted in 1491. The …
View details →Les trèjes gemelloises
The village of Gemeaux has many narrow streets that give the village a labyrinthine appearance. These alleyways, also known as trèjes, are narrow passages that lead from the main s…
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Château et collégiale Saint-Jean
On the heights of Grancey-le-Château-Neuvelle stands the former Seigneurial castle, closely linked to the nearby collegiate church of Saint-Jean. For several centuries, this site …
View details →Village de Grancey-le-Château
Set on a rocky spur overlooking the plain, the village of Grancey-le-Château-Neuvelle resembles an ancient medieval town still strongly marked by its history. The village grew up …
View details →Canal latéral à la Saône
The canal running through Heuilley-sur-Saône was designed in the 19th century. The dykes protect the village from flooding. In 1835, a diversion canal was planned in connection wi…
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Le Château Charbonnel et la Tour de Lénoncourt
In 1537, the first castle was built on this site. The Olivier de Lénoncourt tower and gargoyles remain today. In 1657, a second château was built on the site of the first. The grif…
View details →Ancien lavoir et tribunal de Laignes
Former wash house and court, beautiful facade on the banks of the Laigne.
View details →Café des Chiens
In the mid-19th century, Augustin Husson, a lemonade maker, bought an old building from Joseph Viardot, a gunsmith. This building came from a rich family of Savoisy, the Guillemino…
View details →Chapelle et tour Maison-Dieu
The 12th century tower and the chapel opposite can be seen from the outside.
View details →Le pont Camille Baudry
This 112-metre-long metal structure weighing almost 400 tonnes is used every day by more than 500 people. For people living across the Saône, the suspension bridge is an essential …
View details →Château de Lantilly
The castle of Lantilly, nicknamed the castle of a hundred windows, has an exceptional panoramic view of the valley of Laumes and the site of Alesia. It is surrounded by an English-…
View details →Château de Flée
The Château de Flée was built in 1760 by King Louis XV. It was lavishly constructed in the Parisian style and became the setting of magnificent receptions held by the royal entoura…
View details →Château de Beauregard
A beautiful 18th century house with a cornice that can only be visited from the outside.
View details →Château de Lux
12th, 16th centuries. Once home to the governors of Burgundy and Saulx-Tavannes, Château de Lux is only visible from the street.
View details →Château de Mâlain
On arriving in Mâlain, the castle ruins are clearly visible. Perched on a rock jutting out from the Mâlain fault and towering over the village with its imposing ruins, the castle w…
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Château de Marsannay
The château de Marsannay, winegrower of 40 hectares in the best vineyards of the côte de Nuits and the côte de Beaune invites you to discover its cellars and wines of its estate.
View details →Château de Ménessaire
Situated at the foot of the Gros Moux hill in an area of springs that once fed the moat, it is a quadrilateral building flanked by large round towers pierced by loopholes and cover…
View details →Château de Meursault
Situated on the Route des Grands Crus, 8 km south of Beaune, the Château de Meursault estate offers an exceptional setting with its park, its 8-hectare walled estate, its 3,500 m2 …
View details →Musée et Parc Buffon
Buffon Park Designed by Buffon between 1733 and 1742, the park is closely linked to the history of the castle of the Dukes of Burgundy on which it is built. Classified as a histori…
View details →Ville de Montbard
The birthplace of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, lies on a hill dominated by the vast park created in the 18th century by this native of the region. Surrounded by the rema…
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