Le Morvan
City/town information
Autun, town, Saône-et-Loire département, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région, central France, on the Arroux River, southwest of Dijon. Augustodunum (Autun) succeeded Bibracte as the Gallic oppidum (fortified town) and was an important Roman city renowned for its schools of rhetoric. Much of the Roman wall, with two 3rd-century gates, remains, as well as a Roman theatre. The church of Saint-Lazare (1130), once the chapel of the dukes of Burgundy, is known for its Romanesque sculpture, particularly that of Gisleberte, whose work greatly influenced the succeeding age. Autun developed as a market town, serving the livestock farmers of the Morvan.
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Autun
Autun, town, Saône-et-Loire département, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région, central France, on the Arroux River, southwest of Dijon. Augustodunum (Autun) succeeded Bibracte as the Gallic oppidum (fortified town) and was an important Roman city renowned for its schools of rhetoric. Much of the Roman wall, with two 3rd-century gates, remains, as well as a Roman theatre. The church of Saint-Lazare (1130), once the chapel of the dukes of Burgundy, is known for its Romanesque sculpture, particularly that of Gisleberte, whose work greatly influenced the succeeding age. Autun developed as a market town, serving the livestock farmers of the Morvan.
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At the heart of Morvan forest, Bibracte has risen from the ashes over time. The city of the Aedui tribe witnessed some of the great events in Gallo-Roman history, and today there is an incredible visitor's centre there, and the site is listed as a "Grand Site de France": a 100% natural environment, ruins as far as the eye can see, an ultra modern museum... What more could you ask for?
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Bibracte safn
2 route Jacques-Gabriel BulliotAt the heart of Morvan forest, Bibracte has risen from the ashes over time. The city of the Aedui tribe witnessed some of the great events in Gallo-Roman history, and today there is an incredible visitor's centre there, and the site is listed as a "Grand Site de France": a 100% natural environment, ruins as far as the eye can see, an ultra modern museum... What more could you ask for?