Let’s follow the 2 14 1h15 The Porter’s tower Rue Désiré Mathivet triangle ! This other tower belonging to the abbey gave access to the enclave from the All along this street, you can see evidence of mediaeval booths. The merchants town. They were two separate entities and you couldn’t go into the abbey as lifted the shutters off their windows every morning and laid them on the stone Pedestrian Way «On the steps of Gerlannus» you do today: the monks lived in isolation and had little to do with the town. which was sticking out, thus making their counters.The Church of Saint Made- leine (12th century) attracts attention with its beautiful Romanesque porch, on the A B C D E F 3 The Church of Saint Valérien facade, whose stones were not all new ones. On it the coat of arms of Tournus (a fortified gateway) is visible. Once inside, the transept and choir unite to form Cave des Vignerons This Romanesque Church has by turns been part of a Benedictine convent and a perfectly harmonious whole. At the northern corner of the church is the Rue 1 the local school. It is dedicated to the first missionary to come to Tournus, where des Boucheries. In the Middle Ages, tradesmen were joined together in guilds: DIJON he became a martyr in AD 178. CHALON S/SAONE Sennecey-le-Grand tailors, merchants and so on... and this street was where the butchers lived and Echangeur Boyer autoroute avenue du C N6 worked. The animals were also slaughtered there. A6 4 Rue du Docteur Privey At N°38, note the lovely gothic gallery on the first floor. l N os 14b Bicycle Museum M Lycée Camping ouro Gabriel Voisin La Take a trip into the world of the bicycle! The collection ranges from the ancient dandy n Stade O E 5 rue Saint Jean s The Chimeras’ House e horse, a simplistic bicycle made in 1818 and which was propelled by kicking the ground n Noël Perret 2 Collège This beautiful gothic house dates from the 15th and 16th centuries and takes its name from En Bagatelle as there were no pedals, right up to Chris Boardman’s carbon fibre bike designed by

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y r Lacrost ue 19 The Bridge V D975 opposite the Town Hall, there are two splendid houses: a gothic house over ana icto Ch r Hugo let i rue En Beausoleil ge arcades and the Snail’s Lodging, named for its corner tower. r r ou 5 ue du 8 mai 194 R Several centuries passed before a bridge was finally built in Tournus. The first ave ue nueR N du 6 / r 97 M Darécha 906 D l Lecler one was completed in 1801. As the opposite bank of the river was in the c 11 Pont sud Palais de Justice “Empire”, whereas Tournus belonged to the Kingdom of France, Tournus was a 8 14b ne 5 These former law courts served as barracks built from 1733 to 1736 on the orders of the frontier town. The monks were responsible for the ferry crossing, which added to e rue de la Féculeri Musée rue de Saô Cardinal de Fleury, abbot of Tournus and future minister to Louis XV. On the ground floor their income. The present bridge dates from 1988. For photographers: the best du Vélo quai de Saô were the stables and the dormitories were on the upper floors. The building has served photos of Tournus can be taken from the left bank of the river. Stade du ainsonett e départ ne rue de la M Pas Fleury various purposes, notably as a Tribunal in the 19th century, hence the current name. Voie Bleue LYON Mâcon 20 Place de la Cité © imprimerie Schenck 12 N6 Place de la Grenette reproduction interdite Because this part of town often gets its feet wet, some house owners mark off the It was here that the grain market was held. At the back, the curved wall shows high water mark on the facade of their houses (see N°3 bis). The worst flooding took 1 tomb and in a fourth century a monastery was erected. The Abbey of Saint Philibert the Tower of the Mint. This is where treasure was found in 1885. The “treasure” place in 1840. Now go along Rue des Saules. Here you are in the “fishery” part • 875 : the monks of the community of Saint Philibert, fleeing was in fact a few coins, which lead us to the understanding that the monks of of town. The purpose of the holed stones which can be seen high up on the Here you are in the abbey part of the town, in the ab- the Viking invasions, left the island of Noirmoutier on the Saint-Philibert had the right to mint coins.Once you have passed this tower, you are facades of some houses still has not been explained. Were they used for hanging bey enclave to be exact, since if you look around you, Atlantic coast. King Charles the Bald gave them the town of in the ancient “castrum” or camp, the oldest part of Tournus, which dates back to out the fishing nets? For drying skins? Hoisting sacks of wheat into the attics? you will see some of the ramparts and their towers. The Tournus. Thus they settled next to the monastery. In the Middle Roman times and which has retained its characteristic layout; the main street, Field Towers, as the name indicates, gave access to the Ages, it was equally a force to be reckoned with in the temporal Rue Désiré Mathivet, is intersected by streets which are perpendicular to it. It was 21 Maison du Roy Guillaume surrounding countryside. A portcullis was used to close world, since its abbot was also overlord of the town of Tournus. a supply camp for the legions. This 16th century house belonged to a certain Guillaume Roy (William King), a them and you can still see the groove it made in the stone. property owner. Note the wordplay on the name. The house has lovely cornices • Half XIe, XIe & XIIe centuries : building of the Abbey 13 Rue de la Boiterie A soaring silhouette of pink stone, the abbey of Saint The “boîte” (box) was the daily ration of wine for a worker. In this street therefore, and corner sculptures. Philibert dominates the town due to its sheer size. This beautiful abbey warrants more than a cursory glance, so wine was served: it was the street where all the cabarets were to be found. The part • 178 : Valerian was arrested, martyred & behaeded. we suggest you visit it using the audio guides available for of town known as the Madeleine is much quieter nowadays than in the last century. To discover our beautiful region & have some advice, just ask us! Two centuries later, an oratory was built over the site of his hire at the Tourist Information Office. It was there that the world’s oldest profession was practised (rue Beauté).