Activities - Visits in Burgundy

• Cluny

The abbey and the museum of art and archaeology: abbey Benedictine which was in the Middle Ages the biggest spiritual center of all the western Christendom. Opened all year long every day except 1/01, 5/01, 11/1, , 12/25. Paying entry to visit free or guided of 1 hour, coupled with the Museum of Art and Archaeology. This museum, situated in the former ancient abbatial palace of the XVth century, which shelters striking works of the Romanic civil sculpture and the numerous concise elements of the big church.

The GOD hotel : Chapel with two magnificent marble statues of Carrara marble. Rooms of the administrators, room of the patients, the apothicairerie woodwork, Empire style , XVIIth, XVIIIth, XIXth. Visits free of the Chapel and the room of the Patients. For the group compulsory conducted tours. (Phone. 03 85 59 59 59)

The national stud farm : Created under Napoleon 1st, it shelters about sixty standards distributed in several stables. Opened all year long every day from 9 am till 7 pm. Free and free visit. THE MEDIEVAL TOWN: free route in the city in the discovery of numerous Romanic houses, churches Notre-Dame ( XIIIth century) and Saint Marcel XIth, fountains. Visit conferences for groups on inquiry and visit for individual in summer. (Phone. 03 85 59 82 04)

The Tower of Cheeses : The ancient tower of surrounding wall of the abbey. Panorama on the city and the abbey. Access by the Tourist office center.

Cluny : Festival of the night offices of Cluny in July and August (classical music) - Festival of Jazz (at the end of August) - Workshops meetings of Jazz - Big Official reception Arts and Professions (in June) - Holiday(Feast) of the apple in October - canine Gathering of Léonberg 1st weekend of October. Market of the Potters in August ( even years). Numerous equestrian demonstrations among which: the autumnal of the horse and the pony in September and October. The horse show of ponies in the middle of September, one of 10 Grands prix running in France every year - Demonstration of harness (last Sunday of August ). Numerous artistic and craft exhibitions all year round. Around Cluny: festival of Theater: " the Meetings of Cormatin " (in August) in the Chateau de Cormatin - Other concerts and spectacles are scheduled all year round. Information to the Office of Tourism center.

To Cluny, dentelier, quarriers, potter. Numerous artisans of art in Clunisois, list on inquiry to the Tourist information office center.

In Clunisois: breeding of snails (Phone. 03.85.59.64.12) / fruits to Marc de Bourgogne, jam, cooked wines, aperitifs (castle of Aubespin Tél . 03.85.59.49.48)/ Craft cooked pork meats (Phone. 03.85.50.15.62) / Breeding of ostrichs (phone. 03 85 50 85 50)/ Breeding of ducks (foie gras, steaklets of duck Phone. 03 85 50 56 06) / Breeding of poultry (Phone. 03 85 50 80 92). List completes on inquiry to the Tourist information office center.

Market on Saturdays mornings.