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Culture ou nature ? les deux c’est mieux ! Entre Autun, Ville d’Art et d’Histoire et Morvan, forêts et mystères... Tourist guide Tourist www.autun-tourisme.com Culture or nature? Why not both! From Autun, City of Art and History to Morvan, land of forests and myths… GB Cathédrale Saint-Lazare - Autun ANOST Direction ANTULLY Saulieu/Vézelaylieuieu AUTUN AUXY Chissey-CChhiissseyy-- BARNAY enen-Morvan--MMorrvvvaan BRION Direction BROYE DiDijonijonjon CHARBONNAT BarnBarnayaayy CHISSEY EN MORVAN CCuCussy-en-usssyyy--enn- MoMorvanrrvvan Lucenay-Lucenayy-- COLLONGE LA MADELEINE AnostAnost ll'ÉvêqueÉ' vêque CORDESSE COUCHES SommSommantant IIgIgornayg ro naayy CREOT ReclesneRec CCoCordesseorrddesse CURGY Direction Chateau-Chinon LLaa PPetite-ettiittee- CUSSY EN MORVAN Nevers VVeVerrièreerrriièrree Saint-LégerSaint-Léger DETTEY DDracy-rraacyy-- ddudu-BoisBoi Roussillon-Roussiilllon- Tavernayv SSaint-Loupaintt--Loup DRACY LES COUCHES en-Morvanen-Morrvvvaan Sully DRACY SAINT LOUP La CCeCelle-el -el en-Men-Morvanorrvvan Saint-ForgeotSaS oorgegeoteoto EPERTULLY HautHaH Folin EpinacEp EPINAC CCuCurgyurrggy ETANG SUR ARROUX IGORNAY SSaisyisy StSt-Prixt Prix MMonthelononth ole n LA BOULAYE LaLa Grande-Grraande- MMorletett EpertullyEp LA CELLE EN MORVAN VerrièreVVeerrriièrree AAuxyuxxyy Collonge-lallonge-lalolla Direction LA CHAPELLE SOUS UCHON MaMadeleine Beaune AutunAuttuun TintryiT ntryry LA COMELLE BibrBibracteacacte Saint-Gervaiss LA GRANDE VERRIERE sur-sursur-Couchesur-Couches ess LA PETITE VERRIERE Saint-Léger-geger-- Saint- sous-BeuvrayB vr y Brionio ÉÉmilandd SSt-Martin-tt---MMarrttin- Créotot LA TAGNIERE AntullAntullyy de-Communede-CCoommune LaizyLaiizzzyy Dracy-Dracyyy-- LAIZY les-les-Couches-Couche-C es LUCENAY L'EVEQUE La oComelle MESVRES CouchesCCoouo Direction BBroyerrooyyee St-Mauriceuriceuric MesvresMe vsrrees les-Couchesucheshes MONTHELON Luzy Etang-E MORLET BourBourbon-Lancybon-Lancyy Direction MoMoulinsulinsli sur-Arrouxsuuur-Arroux Le Creusot RECLESNE Montceau St-Jean-de-TrézySt-Jean-dedeee-Trézyy Saint-Didier-Saint-DDiDidier- Paray-le-MonialParay-le-Monial ROUSSILLON EN MORVAN sur-Arrsur-Arrouxrroux LaLa Chapelle-sous-uchonCChhap -suos-elleuc noh SAINT DIDIER SUR ARROUX Direction Chalon-surChalon-sur-Saône-Saône SAINT EMILAND Thil-sur-surur Macon ArrouxArro Saint-Nizier-Saaaint-Nnnt-t-NNNiNizier-r UchonohcUn SAINT EUGENE sur-Arrouxsur-Aur-Ar ArA SAINT FORGEOT SAINT GERVAIS SUR COUCHES CharbonnatCChharrbbo annt SAINT JEAN DE TREZY La TagniereaTaLgniieerree Paris : 3 h 20 = 294 km SAINT LEGER DU BOIS Lyon : 2 h 00 = 186 km SAINT LEGER SOUS BEUVRAY Dijon : 1 h 00 = 86 km Beaune : 45 min = 48 km autun SAINT MARTIN DE COMMUNE DetteyteDtteey Le Creusot : 30 min = 31 km tourisme SAINT MAURICE LES COUCHES Auxerre : 1 h 45 = 152 km SAINT NIZIER SUR ARROUX LaLa BoulayeluoBaayyyee Avallon / Vézelay : 1 h 00 = 80 km SAINT PRIX Nevers : 1 h 30 = 101 km SAISY Saint--tniaS Château-Chinon : 30 min = 36 km SOMMANT EugènenèguEe Cluny : 1 h 00 = 85 km DirectionnectioDir Paray-le-Monial : 1 h 00 = 85 km SULLY TToulonoulon s/s/ ArArroux roux TAVERNAY Gueugnon Chalon-sur-Saône : 45 min = 52 km Mâcon : 1 h 30 = 117 km THIL SUR ARROUX TINTRY UCHON 2 Lycée militaire - Autun Welcome to Grand Autunois Morvan! n unspoilt landscape filled with the scent of Morvan pines, a menhir standing proud, amazing frescoes in a small church, half-timbered houses, a canoe trip down the Arroux… AAutunois Morvan has everything you could want: culture, tradition, leisure activities… the good life. All year round, the region boasts a lively calendar filled with exhibitions and events, especially in summer with the Garçon La Note festival, Jazz à Couches, Augustodunum® and many, many more… In this guide, the Tourist Office team introduces some of the very many delights and treasures to be found in our region. And at the Tourist Office, open year-round, you can be sure to obtain personalised advice to make your stay even more enjoyable. You will find top-notch facilities and a warm, friendly welcome in Autunois Morvan - and a host of warm memories of your visit, whether on foot, or by bike, car or horse... Contents Road book.........................................................................................................................................p.2 History, heritage and traditions..............................................................................p.4 Discover Autun..........................................................................................................................p.19 Discover the vicinity of Autun...............................................................................p.20 Beautiful countryside........................................................................................................p.22 To the Museum........................................................................................................................p.24 Storming the Castles........................................................................................................p.25 Family Fun.......................................................................................................................................p.25 Book to visit....................................................................................................................................p.27 Don’t forget your guide ...............................................................................................p.28 See Autun differently........................................................................................................p.29 Local products and delicacies..........................................................................p.30 Rides, walks and hikes..................................................................................................p.33 Nature’s great stage........................................................................................................p.37 Leisure activities for everyone.............................................................................p.40 The programme....................................................................................................................p.42 3 History, heritage and traditions From Bibracte to Etang-sur-Arroux... From Bibracte - a Gallic town in the forest - to Etang-sur-Arroux - a leafy haven on the banks of the Arroux... "Queules" of Morvan These fantastically-shaped, twisted trees, often beech t the top of Mont Beuvray sits the Gallic town of Bibracte, trees, stem from ancient braided hedges that once founded at the turn of the 2nd century BCE by the Aedui. marked out the boundaries of grasslands and fields. AVercingetorix stayed there in the year 52 BCE, followed by With their moss-covered trunks, they look straight out Jules Caesar in the year 58 BCE. The town was later left of a fairy-tale, like the ones planted on Mont Beuvray abandoned for two millenia, as people moved away to Augustodunum (now Autun), and it fell into oblivion until modern times, when it was rediscovered by archaeologists. Bibracte, listed 'Grand Site de France', is a place like no other, combining three unique assets that complement each other: a site of outstanding nature and history, it's also a European research centre and features a museum showcasing Celtic archaeology. From the foothills of Mont Beuvray to the steep granite massif of Uchon, nature is the picture of peace, the meadows and hedgerows, forests, lakes and rivers lying in perfect harmony around the town of Etang-sur-Arroux. This is a land of ancestral legends, steeped in memories and bearing the footprints of mankind's ancient past, as the Arroux AuGuSTodunuM (AuTun) AT BIBrACTE ford passage shows. It's also a land of sports and leisure in all From 94 € / pers. - 2 days / 1 night seasons: hiking, fishing, cyclotourism, backcountry skiing or A discovery tour of Autun by walking around snowshoeing. the upper town, which is dominated by the With its laidback way of life, this place fills you with peace and Saint-Lazare Cathedral and the historic district. The Gallo-Roman trail that reveals all serenity. Its uplifting beauty draws the eye and sets the spirit free. the ruins of the ancient city, and finally the discovery of the medieval market town. Dinner in a restaurant at the foot of the majestic Saint-Lazare Cathedral A night in a bed and breakfast at the foot of Ramparts You leave the next day on the trail of the Aedui people, to discover the oppidum of Bibracte and go through the museographic space of permanent and temporary exhibitions, equipped with an audio guide. Saint-did ier-sur-Arroux Information and reservations: +33 (0)3 85 86 80 89 [email protected] 4 Mont-Beuvray Musée de Bibracte Panorama de Beauvoir 5 History, heritage and traditions In the footsteps of roman Emperor Augustus... round 15 B.C., Roman emperor Augustus decided to create a Roman town on the lands of the Aedui, friends of the ARomans for over a century. The town, located Théâtre romain approximately 30 km east of Mont Beuvray in a strategic rue de la Maladière - AuTun Built around 70 Ad and located east of the ancient city, communications crossroads, was to be Rome's little sister. it was used for dramatic performances. With 148m in Dominating the alluvial plain of the Arroux river, the "new town" diameter, it seems to be the largest in the roman world, of Augustodunum was designed as a monumental setting. and can accommodate 20,000 spectators. An imposing From the start, it was one of Gaul's great towns, offering all the wall