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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 a dovecote ...

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 ...

In the heart of the pretty Burgundy village of Cluny, a few kilometers from our guests rooms in Burgundy, discover this abbey.

Known around the world. Its construction began in 1088 at the request of Hugues de Semur. It was the largest church in Christendom until the construction of St. Peter of Rome in the sixteenth century.

Today a part of the building has been destroyed, but the visitor ...

When stopping in Châtillon-sur-Seine, not far from our charming bed and breakfast in Burgundy. You can admire the Saint-Vorles church from the bridge of Perthuis au Loup. Perched on a promontory.

It was once protected by a solid wall, whose impressive remains of the 13th century are still standing. It is a major building of the Romanesque period. Built at the request of the bishop of Langres (980-1016), to honor the relics of the priest Vorles. In the church you must ...

Close to Noyers sur Serein, perched on a small hill. A few kilometers from our charming guest rooms, the village of Jouancy is the smallest village in Yonne. It has a church, a castle, a town hall and only 26 inhabitants.

It is the old classroom that today serves as town hall. The small village can be visited by foot and one can admire its small old houses with their gardens. You can enjoy an unobstructed view of the surrounding countryside ...

Located on a rocky promontory surrounded by greenery, Châtel-Censoir is situated a few kilometers from Vezelay and our guest house in Burgundy.

A quiet village where a halt is essential to discover in peace a beautiful nature. A place of ideal walk. Indeed the village is bordered at the same time by the river Yonne and the canal of Nivernais where is a pretty marina. Surrounded by mysterious ...

The abbey, located not far from our guest house in Burgundy, owes its name to a curious monolith in the form of menhir lying on a large block of stone. It was possible with one hand to move this pebble several tons. Today for safety reasons both blocks have been sealed.

The abbey which houses 46 Benedictine monks was founded in ...

Not far from our charming bed and breakfast in-Burgundy, Druyes is located at the top of a cliff protected by its medieval castle, and in the valley around the lake clear springs. This village full of charm is to be discovered for a bucolic and romantic walk.

Of course, there is the castle of the twelfth century built at the time of King Philip Augustus. A castle without ...