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Touring Grand Vallee in France

Grand Vallee in the region of Bourgogne is located in France - some 144 mi or ( 231 km ) South-East of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Time in Grand Vallee is now 03:14 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Brussels, Villy-en-Auxois, Villotte-Saint-Seine, Verrey-sous-Salmaise, and Vaux-Saules. Being here already, consider visiting Brussels . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Grand Vallee ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Abbaye de Fontenay

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Fontenay was founded in 1119 by St Bernard as a filiation of Clairvaux and owns the oldest Cistercian church that still exists. Due to the French Revolution, the very successful abbey was abandonned i ..

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Interesting facts about this location

CEA Valduc

CEA/Valduc or the Valduc Centre for Nuclear Studies is a French nuclear facility (CEA, direction of military applications) dedicated to the study, manufacturing, maintenance and dismantling of nuclear weapons. The site was acquired in 1957 by the CEA and the centre built in 1958. It has an area of 6.7 km² (now 7.5 km²), while the actual site occupies 1.8 km². Seventeen basic nuclear installations are on the site, comprising a total of 25,000 m² of floor space.

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Located at 47.58 4.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Military of France, Nuclear weapons program of France

Château de Frôlois

The Château de Frôlois is a ruined castle in the commune of Frôlois in the Côte-d'Or département of France. The original castle was constructed in the 13th century; alterations were made in the 14th and 18th centuries. The Château de Frôlois is privately owned. It has been listed since 1977 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

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Located at 47.53 4.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Castles in Burgundy (French region), Côte-d'Or, Official historical monuments of France

Ource

The Ource is a 100 km long river in northeastern France, right tributary of the river Seine. Its source is in the Haute-Marne département, 2 km south of Poinson-lès-Grancey. It flows generally northwest. It joins the Seine at Bar-sur-Seine. Its course crosses the following départements and communes: Haute-Marne: Poinson-lès-Grancey Côte-d'Or: Recey-sur-Ource, Brion-sur-Ource, Autricourt, Grancey-sur-Ource Aube: Essoyes, Celles-sur-Ource, Bar-sur-Seine

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Located at 47.69 4.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Rivers of France, Seine basin

Dijon-Prenois

Dijon-Prenois is a 3.801 km motor racing circuit located in Prenois, near Dijon, France. The undulating track is noted for its fast, sweeping bends. Opened in 1972, Dijon-Prenois hosted the Formula One French Grand Prix five times, and the Swiss Grand Prix in 1982. The non-championship 1975 Swiss Grand Prix was also held at Dijon.

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Located at 47.36 4.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Dijon, Formula One circuits, French Grand Prix, Motorsport venues in France, Sport in Burgundy, Sports venues in Côte-d'Or, Swiss Grand Prix, Visitor attractions in Côte-d'Or

Valliscaulian Order

The Valliscaulian Order was a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church, so named after "Vallis Caulium", or "Val-des-Choux", its first monastery, in Burgundy. It was founded at the end of the twelfth century and lasted until its absorption by the Cistercians in the eighteenth century.

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Located at 47.77 4.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Roman Catholic orders and societies, Valliscaulian Order