Cultural Activities

• Towns to visit

  • In the heart of Burgundy's vineyards, Beaune and its buildings and Dijon, city of 100 bell-towers.
  • In Franche-Comté the town of Gray on the banks of the river Saône, Besançon and its Citadelle, Dole and its Cathedral.

  Picturesque Villages

  • Pesmes and its ramparts.
  • Castles and manors at Gy, Ray-sur-Saône and Fontaine-Française.
  • Bèze, Châteauneuf en Auxois, Flavigny sur Ozerain and many others.

  Principle religious sites

  • The abbeys of Cîteaux, Fontenay, Cluny, Vézelay and Baume les Messieurs.
  • Roman churches of Burgundy.

  Museums and sites linked to industrial heritage

  • Museums of Art History and Archeology in Dijon or Besançon.
  • Museums of Art and Popular Tradition in Champlitte or Creusot.
  • The salt mines of Slain les Bains or Arc en Senans.
  • The Museum of Time in Besançon or the Peugeot Museum in Sochaux.