*Forges de Buffon*
Visits of the historic monuments and expositions from June 1st to September 30th. June and September: from 2:30 to 6:00 every day except Tuesday. July and August: from 2:30 to 6:00 every day, and from 10:00 to 12:00 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Group visits by appointment from April 15 to October 30th. Phone: 03.80.89.40.30
Built by the naturalist Buffon, this pretty architectural ensemble is an example if XVIIIth century industrial organization. The main furnace, with its showy staircase, is one of the most attractive elements. There is an exposition on Buffon, master of the forges, and on the iron industry in northen Burgundy.
*Bussy-Rabutin*
Open every day except Tuesday and Wednesday from October 1st to March 31st. Tours at 10:00, 11:00, 2:00, and 3:00. From April 1st to Spetember 30th, tours at 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, and 5:00. Closed Tuesday. Phone: 03.80.96.00.03
This XVIth and XVIIth century château belonged to the famous comte de Bussy, cousin of Madame de Sévigné. He was exiled here by Louis XIV, and he decorated the Château with pictures ornamented with galant epigrams.
*Hôtel des Ducs de Bourgogne, Musée du Vin*
| Open every day from 9:30 to 6:00. Closed Tuesdays from December
1st to March 31st. Phone: 03.80.22.08.19
Collections from the XIVth, XVth, and XVIth centuries. At the Wine Museum, rare items trace the history of wine and wine-making from antiquity. Exhibits include the ancient cuverie of the Dukes of Burgundy (old presses), and tapestries of Aubusson by Jean Lurçat and Michel Tourlière. |
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*Châtillon-sur-Seine*
Archeological museum open every day from June 16th to September 15th.
Open every day except Tuesday from September 16th to June 15th. Phone:
03.80.91.13.19 Museum: 03.80.91.24.67
VIth century B.C. treasure from Vix: decorated bronze vase, 1.64 meters
in height and 1,100 liters in volume, gold torque, jewellery, and funeral
furniture discovered in the tomb of a prince. Very important Gallo-Roman
collection. Pre-Roman church of Saint Vorles of the XIth century, with
Lombard decorations - remarkable sepulcre - Saint Bernard chapel. Source
of the Douix. Old neighborhoods. Information and schedules available at
the Office of Tourism.
*Tanlay*
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Open every day except Tuesday from April 1st to November 15th. Morning
visits at 9:30, 10:30, and 11:30. Afternoon visits at 2:15, 3:00, 3:45,
4:30, 5:15. Phone: 03.86.75.70.61
This sumptuous château of the XVIth and XVIIth centuries belonged to the family of Admiral de Coligny during the wars of religion. Famous, notably, for its tromp-l'oeil gallery and for the frescoes in the Ligue tower. It has a remarkable canal and park. |
*Château de Couches*
Open Sundays and holidays, from April 1st to November 1st from 2:30
to 6:00. June and September, open every day from 10:00 to 12:00 and from
2:30 to 6:00. Open year round for group appointments. Phone: 03.85.45.57.99
A fine example of XIIth and XIIIth century military architecture, this
fortress was constructed by the powerful lords of the Duchy or Burgundy.
A large Gothic chapel was erected in the XVth century by Claude de Montaigu,
Chevalier de la Toison d'Or and Chambellan du Duc de Bourgogne.