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Fontaines-les-Seches Destination Guide

Discover Fontaines-les-Seches in France

Fontaines-les-Seches in the region of Bourgogne with its 57 habitants is a place located in France - some 118 mi or ( 190 km ) South-East of Paris , the country's capital .

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Local time in Fontaines-les-Seches is now 11:57 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Brussels, Villedieu, Vertault, Troyes, and Touillon. When in this area, you might want to check out Brussels . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Fontaines-les-Seches ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Château d'Ancy-le-Franc

The Château d'Ancy-le-Franc, designed by Sebastiano Serlio and constructed 1544-1550, is one of the sites where the Italian Renaissance was introduced, full-blown, to France. The patron was Antoine de Clermont, comte de Tonnerre, the brother-in-law of Diane de Poitiers and a courtier of François I The site in the canton of Ancy-le-Franc near Tonnerre in Burgundy he inherited from his mother. He demolished the old château-fort and used some of its foundations.

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Located at 47.77 4.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Châteaux in Yonne, Historic house museums in Burgundy (French region), Houses completed in 1550, Museums in Yonne

Abbey of Fontenay

The Abbey of Fontenay is a former Cistercian abbey located in the commune of Marmagne, near Montbard, in the département of Côte-d'Or in France. It was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1118, and built in the Romanesque style. It is one of the oldest and most complete Cistercian abbeys in Europe, and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.

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Located at 47.64 4.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1118 establishments in France, 1791 disestablishments in France, Benedictine monasteries in France, Buildings and structures in Côte-d'Or, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, Cistercian monasteries in France, Landmarks in France, Religious organizations established in the 1110s, Visitor attractions in Côte-d'Or, World Heritage Sites in France

Molesme Abbey

Molesme Abbey was a well-known Benedictine monastery in Molesme, in Laignes, Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, on the border of the Dioceses of Langres and Troyes.

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Located at 47.93 4.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1090s establishments, Benedictine monasteries in France, Buildings and structures in Côte-d'Or, Christian monasteries established in the 11th century, Cluniac monasteries in France, Official historical monuments of France, Visitor attractions in Côte-d'Or

Vix Grave

The area around the village of Vix in northern Burgundy, France is the site of an important prehistoric complex from the Celtic Late Hallstatt and Early La Tène periods, comprising an important fortified settlement and several burial mounds. The most famous of the latter, the Vix Grave, also known as the grave of the Lady of Vix, dates to circa 500 BC.

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Located at 47.91 4.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Archaeology of France, Barrows, Celtic art, Celtic culture, Historic and archaeological sites in Burgundy, Iron Age Europe, Prehistoric sites in France

Canton of Les Riceys

The Canton of Les Riceys is one of the 22 cantons of the arrondissement of Troyes, in the Aube department, in northern France. It consists of 7 communes: Arrelles Avirey-Lingey Bagneux-la-Fosse Balnot-sur-Laignes Bragelogne-Beauvoir Channes

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Located at 47.99 4.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Cantons of Aube