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In Sauvigny-le-Bois, Yonne in Burgundy, near our hospitable bed and breakfast, you have to come and discover this mysterious priory.

The priory was built at the beginning of the 13th century on an old site where an ancient cult had already been practiced for 2000 years. It will welcome thirteen religious of the order of Grandmont. In the sixteenth century, during the wars of religion, the monastery is occupied ...

Located a few kilometers from our exquisite guest house in Burgundy…

Everyone has heard of Saulieu thanks to the renowned Michelin starred Bernard Loiseau.

Saulieu is worth a detour to appreciate its beautiful houses and its 900-year-old Saint Andoche basilica. The church was built in the early twelfth century and consecrated on December 21, 1119.

Saint Andoche Basilica would be born of a dream of Charlemagne sleeping in the woods of Saulieu, according to an old legend.

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Carpe Diem, bed and board guest house is located a few kilometers from the dovecote Château d’ Epoisses.

A dovecote was at the feudal time a building intended to lodge and raise pigeons. The dovecote, distant heir of the Roman columbarium, is more often named dovecote since the eighteenth century. The term dovecote can in a narrower acceptance design ...

The very first Gothic cathedral in the world. Located à few kilometers from our guest house, celebrated its 855 years, when it was consecrated by Pope Alexander III.

The construction of Sens Cathedral in the 12th century is a real architectural feat that will cost the lives of several hundred workers.

St. Stephen’s Cathedral was the life-size prototype of many architectural ...