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Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Châtillon-sur-Seine is in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Châtillon has the label ville fleurie (city of flowers) at the "two flowers" level (out of four). It has also been named one of the "most beautiful detours in France". In addition to the advantages of the city, the churches of the 12th century, the charm of nearby villages as "la route du crémant" winds through the vineyards of the Châtillonnais North with two local museums vines and wine in Chaumont-le-Bois and Massingy.
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The museum houses a collection of artefacts discovered in the region, including the famous Vix crater and the complete furnishings of a chariot tomb from the First Iron Age era.
Eglise Saint-Vorles
The church dates from the 10th and 12th centuries. It is the original location of the city, occupied since Antiquity.
A karst exsurgence and a place of worship since Celtic times where the divinity Divona was honoured in particular.
Built at the end of 12th century, it has remarkable classified windows and a statue.
Dating from the 12th century whose convent buildings house the new museum; the old abbey, today the church of Saint-Pierre , is still used for worship.
Built in the early 17th century.
Couvent des Cordeliers
It was rebuilt in 1630, butvretains an older cloister. It is there that the main headquarters of General Joffre is held during the first battle of the Marne.
Hôtel du Congrès
A mansion of the 17th century that hosted the Congress of Chatillon. It is a private residence.
Also private property.
Vestige of a Commandery Knights Templar of the 12th century passed to the Hospitallers after 1312.
A 15th-century fortified house, this chateau welcomes many visitors to its large rooms overlooking 2 hectares of the park and offers many nearby activities. Free wi-fi is available.
A natural area of ecological, faunistic and floristic interest. Its forest is one of the largest state forests in Burgundy with 8,875 ha, and is part of the second largest French national park and after the Parc amazonien de Guyane in French Guiana.
Each year, the 3rd Saturday of March, the city organizes a kind of local carnival during which a parade of floats accompanied residents banging on pots. This tradition dates back to the 5th century; it was intended to chase away the winter. The villagers took to the streets in “doggy” clothes: long nightgowns and nightcaps. The sound of the cauldrons was supposed to drive out winter.
By train
Mobigo provides shuttles from train stations in Dijon, Montbard and Troyes. You can arrive from Paris in 1 hour 50 minutes by the Montbard TGV station and the Châtillon-sur-Seine - Montbard bus.
By plane
The closest airports are those of Auxerre-Branches at 78 km and Dijon Bourgogne-Longvic at 79 km.
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