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The whirling waters of
the Fosse gush through
the centre of Tonnerre

corner tower, an intriguing
painted ceiling (in the School
of Fontaine bleau), showing
EXPERIENCE Burgundy and Franche-Comté notorious mistress of Henry II,
antique divinities as famous
characters of the 16th century,
such as Diane de Poitiers, the
as Venus.

10 " '
Château d’Ancy-le-
Franc
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The Renaissance façade of the
Château d’Ancy-le-Franc gives
an austere impression, but its
inner courtyard has rich orna-
men tation. The château was
built for the Duke of Clermont-
8 the poor. In the Revolution it Tonnerre during the 1540s by
lost its tiling, but the barrel-
the Italian Sebastiano Serlio.
Tonnerre vaulted oak ceiling survived. The interior was decor ated
by Primaticcio and others of
! E3 ⌂ Yonne £ @ n Pl Hôtel-Dieu
Mar guerite de Bourgogne; "' ⌂ Place Marguerite the Fontainebleau School.
Diane de Poitiers, who was
www.tourisme-tonnerre.fr
de Bourgogne § 03 86 55 the duke’s sister-in-law, is
The mystical cloudy-green 44 23 # 10am–6pm daily portrayed in the Chambre de
spring of Fosse Dionne is a ¢ public hols Judith et Holophernes. Diane’s
good reason to visit the small apartments, including her
town of Tonnerre. Here, an bedroom, can also be visited.
astonishing volume of water
bursts up from the ground 9 "'
into an 18th-century washing Château de Tanlay 11
place. Due to its depth and ! E3 ⌂ 2 grande rue
strong currents, it has never Basse, Tanlay § 03 86 75 Châtillon-sur-Seine
been thoroughly explored 70 61 # Mar–Nov: 10am– ! E3–F3 ⌂ Côte d’Or £ @
and local legend has it that a 5pm Wed–Sun (only via n Rue du Bourg; www.
serpent lives on undisturbed. guided tour) chatillonnais-tourisme.fr
The Hôtel-Dieu, the first of
its kind in France, is 150 years Built in the mid-16th century, World War II left Châtillon a
older than its more famous the moated Château de Tanlay ruin, hence the town’s largely
counterpart in Beaune (p329). is a beautiful Renais sance modern aspect. But the past
It was founded by Margaret of edifice, with a trompe l’oeil in is still present in the Musée du
Burgundy in 1293 to care for the Grande Galerie and, in the Pays du Châtillonnais, where
the Vix treas ure is displayed.
In 1953, the tomb of a Gaulish
To the north is Château de Bussy-Rabutin, princess, from the 6th century
its highly individualistic decor created by BC, was discovered near Vix
the spiteful 17th-century soldier and wit at Mont Lassois. It held a trove
of jewellery and artifacts of
Roger de Bussy-Rabutin. Greek origin that included a
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