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Bussy-Rabutin Château:

This beautiful Renaissance chateau located near our nice farm house in Burgundy dated XII and XIV century.

It is classified as historical monument. Situated near Montbard, Fontenay Abbey and Alesia. Surrounded by a 34 hectare park with its moat, fountains, ponds and  its French gardens designed by Le Nôtre. Containing a collection of more than 500 portraits ...

Carpe Diem, comfortable B and B in Burgundy, presents the « patients hall » of Tonnerre at the Hotel-Dieu.

One of the oldest and largest hospital monuments of medieval France.

Main town of the Chablis region, Tonnerre is the cheerful, busy center of a wine-growing area producing red, white and rosé wines. These are not ‘Chabli’s’ at all but come under the Tonnerre and Epineuil appellations.

The ...

Located near our fine bed and b in Burgundy, the forge is a remarkable example of the Century of Enlightenment.

The Great Forge was built in 1768 by the French naturalist, the count of Buffon.

At the river level are the furnace, the refinery and the foundry. At the above level stand the workers lodgings and the garden kitchen.

Georges-Louis Leclerc, the Count of Buffon (1707-88) was a distinguished ...

Take advantage of  your stay in our elegant B and B in Burgundy, to visit the magnificent castle of Germolles located near Beaune.

Germolles castle

This castle, rich in history, is the only princely palace of the Dukes of Burgundy still standing. In 1830, Philip the Bold offered it to his wife Margaret of Flanders. She transformed this austere domain in a luxurious residence with the help of the greatest Burgundian artists. ...

Our attractive b and b Carpe Diem, in Burgundy is located near the small town of Tonnerre.

Fosse Dionne, a ‘Vaucluse’ source with perpetual flow was converted into a circular wash house in 1758 by the father of the Chevalier d’Eon.

The Fosse Dionne is a large circular lavoir around a clear, wide, unfathomable pool fed by a deep underground stream. The gallery where the source ...

Bazoches castle is located a few kilometers from Carpe Diem, our friendly b and b in Burgundy.

The feudal château of Bazoches was built in the XII century on an ancient Roman post in the Morvan. In 1675, Marshal de Vauban takes ownership and  transformed  it into a military garrison.

The current owners, descendants of the family open the doors of their castle where you can explore the Marshal’s room, signed furniture, the room models to understand the genius of Vauban, paintings, ...