ポンセイ＝シュル＝リグノン周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ8

A bucolic, clean, well-maintained, and shaded spot, with tables and trash cans for picnicking. It's officially a Paris commune, but it looks nothing like Paris.

The Roman road connects Sombernon with Alesia and may have been used by Julius Caesar to lead troops to Alesia for the decisive battle against the Gauls under Vercingetorix. Around the turn of the century, it was improved along its entire length (approximately 34 km). For a few years now, it has been marked as a continuous hiking trail to revive its memory and connect it with the present. Art objects have been placed along the route at several points, most notably the so-called "bornes," archaic stone markers at special points. At this marked point at the intersection with the C4 road, four "bornes" (stone houses) stand; it is located roughly halfway along the route. Despite its straightness, the path is varied, leading through open farmland at the top, but also featuring beautiful forest sections and along the cliff edge near Hauteroche. Even today, this remains an important infrastructure axis, clearly visible from the gigantic 400,000-volt overhead power lines that line the path for a long time. An interesting combination of antiquity and the present.

There's a signposted and very beautiful circular trail that includes the source of the Seine. Learn more on the official website here: https://www.cotedor-randonnee.com/

Wikipedia reports: "The source of the Seine is located on the Langres plateau, 25 km northwest of Dijon in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, 470 m above sea level. A special feature is that the sources of the Seine were the property of the city of Paris from 1864 onwards. An artificial grotto was built a year later to protect the main source and a statue of a nymph was erected to symbolize the river. Paris has since returned the property to the region. Near the source are the remains of a Gallo-Roman temple in which a Dea Sequana (Latin goddess of the Seine) was worshipped. The archaeological finds from this temple are now in the archaeological department of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon."

Wikipedia reports: "The source of the Seine is located on the plateau of Langres, 25 km north-west of Dijon in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, 470 m above sea level. A special feature is that the sources of the Seine were the property of the city of Paris from 1864 onwards. An artificial grotto was built a year later to protect the main source and a statue of a nymph was erected to symbolize the river. Paris has since returned the property to the region. Near the source are the remains of a Gallo-Roman temple in which a Dea Sequana (Latin goddess of the Seine) was worshipped. The archaeological finds from this are now in the archaeological department of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon."

The church was founded in the 6th century but the abbey church was not built until later, between the 13th and 15th centuries. In Burgundian Gothic style, the portal is decorated with plant decoration made up of branches of vines. Once inside, you will be able to see wall paintings from the beginning of the 16th century representing the legend of Saint Seine in 22 paintings, the Tree of Jesse, Saint Christopher and the litanies of the Virgin.

Very nice discovery. Warm welcome at the tourist office.

The Seine is a river 777 km long and flows into the English Channel.