Vitteaux

A discovery tour of the town and its remarkable heritage was designed and logically begins with the tourist office, housed in a beautiful half-timbered house of the fourteenth century, the courtyard is just as characteristic of the Middle Ages (turret stairs, gallery).

See then close the Decailly house and its Renaissance door dated 1556, an octagonal tower that housed a staircase leading to the now extinct houses, home to the Pillars, with a cantilevered floor (XV) and even home Bélime, whose origins date back to the thirteenth century, we see his twin windows with lintels.

The tour then goes through the halls built in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, renovated in the seventeenth, which function warehouse today. Note still Ferrand hotel, a house of the sixteenth century that the cantilever is supported by pillars decorated with carved heads, the Trinity Chapel (XVI) and Piget hotel, which reworked elements in the seventeenth century enclose a court. Street side, however, a timbered gallery dates from the sixteenth century.

It then goes to the site of the former feudal castle: a watchtower, the old part of ditches dug into the rock, the former chapel of the fifteenth century, the well and the entrance marked by the bases of two towers round are still visible. Note also that a wine house was built later, leaning against one of the towers.

On the way down, it is this time the testimonies of the ancient fortifications of the city itself are visible (porch tower, wall).

Following this walk is marked by the former convent of the Minimes (XVII), which also served as a warehouse for wheat, then housed a spinning College before being bought by the city hospital, which dates to the essential 1750.

The town hall built in the nineteenth century on the foundations of the old Ursuline Convent, oven built by school children to bake a giant cake that figured in the record books are to be seen then, before the course is not completed by church Saint-Germain, founded in the eleventh century and rebuilt from the following century to house a relic of the saint. Note the Gothic portal with leaves (XIII), its steeple twisted to look twisted and inside, an altarpiece from 1592. The church finally has a crypt accessed only during Heritage Days.

To visit during the day, the center of the town is also rediscover evening, when then commissioned the shadows and lights courses designed by the artist Christian Boltanski in 2004: the streets and houses are then animated by fugitive silhouettes.

Another embodiment of contemporary art, the "flying saucer", a work of Sylvie Fleury installed in 2007 in the city park.

Between heritage and hiking, it is advisable to visit the archaeological site of Camp Myard west: the route is lined with signs explaining the genesis and history of this fortified village occupied by ancestors of age bronze.

For the circuit of the city center like the way to Myard, maps and information +33 3 80 33 90 14.

Other walking routes throughout the area, possibly including woodlots Town or incursions to the equestrian pole of Auxois in Marcilly - town bordering the north - or rock climbing sites Saffres at South. As for cyclists, they can borrow part of the old route of the railway line which once joined Posanges the north. Brochures and information +33 3 80 33 90 14.

Fishing enthusiasts, meanwhile, readily benefit from Brenne. Contact the local association in +33 3 80 49 62 94.

In July and August the outdoor pool with lap pool and wading also invite to relax. Open every day except Tuesday. Price: 2.50 and 3.50 euros. Information +33 3 80 49 61 71.

Finally, visitors also have access to tennis courts near the gymnasium. Booking with the club in +33 3 80 49 63 00.

In terms of cultural activities, quality performances are regularly scheduled to Gueniot room where film screenings are offered two Fridays per month. Information at +33 3 80 49 65 86.

From mid-February to mid-March, the film festival dedicated to young audiences Turn Coils made stops in the city.

On July 14, on the occasion of the National Day, torchlight procession, fireworks and dancing firemen.

The first weekend of August, the bun festival.

The second weekend in September, hiking and picnic young farmers.

Finally, every Saturday morning the market to discover the richness of the soil of Auxois.

• From 10 to 27 april 2024
• 16, rue Hubert Languet, Bureau d'Information Touristique
• The CotedorPix photo exhibition will be on show in the Terres d'Auxois until the end of June 2024 ! - Like the book Incroyable Cote-d'Or and the Cotedorpix group on FB, this exhibition is an invitation to (re) discover the many different regions of the Côte-d'Or and its fabulous heritage. Remarkable places, unusual corners and fine art photography - something to delight young and old alike !

• On 3 may 2024
• Ancienne école Maternelle, Rue Edmé Millot
• 23rd Printemps de l'Auxois, - 3rd, 4th and 5th May 2024 - Vitteaux and Pouilly-en-Auxois - - Friday 3 May 2024 (Ancienne école maternelle de Vitteaux) - Free admission - Trad' ball - From 8.30pm BAL with - - Trio RIOU (Pierre Fey : Violin, Alice Roquefort : Violin, Gérald Lapalus : Chromatic accordion) - - Trio AROUNE (Claire Bard (violin, vocals, feet, effects), Olivier Gitenait (bagpipes, saxophone, vocals, effects), Elouann Pannetier (Accordion, Synthesiser, vocals) Electro ball - REGISTRATION (courses) and information : https://www.ugmm.fr/printemps-de-l-auxois-festival-ugmm/printempsdelauxois2024 - Refreshments and fast food on site

• From 4 to 31 may 2024
• 16 rue Hubert Languet, Office de tourisme des Terres d'Auxois - Vitteaux
• The students will be presenting their work from this year.

• On 5 may 2024
• Eglise Saint Germain, Rue Haute de l'Église
• Choir and piano concert

• On 19 may 2024
• Parc municipal, Route d'Avallon
• Organised by the Union Commerciale, this wine fair replaces the traditional Salon des Vignobles de France, which used to be held over 2 days at the Espace Polyvalent (currently undergoing renovation). - These exhibitors will welcome you outside, under a marquee, in the municipal park : - Domaine Dury - EARL Anstotz - EARL Millet - SCEV Franclet - Domaine Gardot - Aux portes de l'acacia - Brasserie burgonde - Champagne Février - 1,2, 3 So Miel - Catering on site.

• From 4 to 29 june 2024
• 16 rue Hubert Languet, Bureau d'Information Touristique
• Exhibition accessible from the courtyard of the Tourist Office. - Presentation by Claude Robin : - I use watercolour and coloured pencil to represent roses and other flowers. - I use oil paint for landscapes. - All my works are framed, the formats vary from 30/40 to 60/70. - For the curious, I'd like to point out that I've held pencils and brushes all my life, because after studying at various art schools, I taught applied art and art history at the Lycée des Marcs d'Or in Dijon. Now all my time is taken up by painting.

• From 4 june to 11 july 2024
• 16, rue Hubert Languet, Bureau d'Information Touristique de Vitteaux
• From the testimonies of the elders… to the emotions of the students - 1944 : Eighty years later… - In Vitteaux and elsewhere, still remembered, already part of History - For several years now, pupils from the Collège Dr Kuhn in Vitteaux have been interviewing their elders to find out how they lived through the 2nd World War - and they have a lot to say… - In this, their 80th anniversary year, they have paid tribute to the memory of those shot in the Werner Affair in the heart of the Auxois region, as well as to the British, Canadian and American soldiers on the Normandy landing beaches. - In words and pictures, they present the testimonies they collected and the emotions they felt about the local, national and international events that marked 1944.

• On 8 june 2024
• Parc municipal, Route d'Avallon
• The Amicale des Élus du Canton de Vitteaux is organising its 2nd night market dedicated to producers with the 100% Côte d'Or label. - We will also be welcoming local craftspeople and associations wishing to present their activities. - Food and refreshments will be available for visitors. - Free parking.