Uchon
Uchon
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Picturesque small town of Morvan, Saone-et-Loire, owes its reputation to several factors:
Son site remarquable (alt. 681 m) où s'alternent rochers granitiques aux formes étranges, source de nombreuses légendes ; larges panoramas, notamment depuis la table d'orientation du rocher de Carnaval sur la vallée de l'Arroux et le Morvan ;" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">> His remarkable site (altitude 681 m) where granitic rocks interspersed with strange shapes, the source of many legends broad vistas, particularly from the viewpoint of rock on Carnival Valley Arroux and Morvan; quiet ponds, glades full of scents; streams stunt ...
Son histoire moyenâgeuse avec le château féodal construit vers l'an mille aux puissants seigneurs ayant autorité sur toutes les petites baronnies locales et qui a accueilli en 1344 la fille du roi de France, Jeanne de Navarre, fille de Louis 10ème et de Marguerite de" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">> His story with the medieval castle built around the year thousand to the powerful lords who have authority over all the little local baronies and hosted in 1344 the daughter of the King of France, Jeanne de Navarre, daughter of Louis 10th and Marguerite de Burgundy and a certain Sir John de Villain who went on a crusade and brought the relics of St. Sebastian and St. Roch, which led to their veneration moultes pilgrims seeking their divine protection against epidemics in the 16th and 17th centuries which was built a curious oratory granite of the time.
Sa multitude de tors et de chaos granitiques empilés, tantôt stables, tantôt "croulants" ou bien allongés." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">> His numerous granite tors and chaos stacked, sometimes stable, sometimes "crumbling" or elongated. Uchon is with Ploumanac'h Sidobre and one of the three geological anomalies of the old French Hercynian.
All these factors make Uchon "Pearl of the Morvan.
- Panorama from the viewpoint of signal Uchon.
- The mid-Romanesque church mid-Gothic altarpieces and statues remarkable.
- The oratory of the 16th century Belle Croix.
- The ruins of the castle of the lords of Uchon.
- Orthodox monastic center, with tours and crafts (iconography).
- Many walks with marked trails and topo guides.
- Centre ATV Uchon with 217 km of marked trails for all levels.
- Take-off area for paragliding and hang gliding to rock the Carnival.
- Farmers Market each summer Sunday in the courtyard of the Auberge La Croix Messire Jean.
- Exhibition of paintings and arts.
- Bagpipe Festival in July.
- A large flea market and a market of regional products on the last Sunday of June at a place called La Croix Messire Jean.
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| www.parcdumorvan.org | Common Regional Natural Park Morvan |
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 | Le palounge Palinges |  | | Cédé and Marie welcome you to Palounge Tuesday to Sunday in their pub restaurant located on the lifting of the channel between Génelard and Palinges. A sober and trendy in a warm and... | | Located 28 km from Uchon | From 10 € to 20 € per person |
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 | Le Moulin Rénové La Boulaye |  | | Located in the village of La Boulaye, in the heart of the Burgundy region, this guesthouse is a former mill and offers a swimming pool and a sauna. Le Moulin La Boulaye is set is 1... | | Located 13 km from Uchon | Room from 90 € |
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