All stages on Le Tour de Bourgogne by bike

Tonnerre / Ancy-le-Franc

Alain-Doire - Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Tourisme

Alain-Doire - Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Tourisme

30 km

1 h 59 min

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Tonnerre

Ancy-le-Franc

Canals & intimate rivers

Castles & Monuments

This Burgundy Canal by Bike stage is along a greenway meandering around the limestone plateaux of the Tonnerrois area from which so much of Burgundy’s celebrated white stone was quarried. From Tanlay on, follow a wilder stretch of valley. From here, the route is dotted with abbeys, elegant villages and Renaissance castles, that at Ancy-le-Franc the finest.

Route details

A new greenway has been laid out between Tonnerre and Tanlay. However, the stretch along the canal towpath is provisional and unofficial, although it should be set out properly at a later date.

Gradients and elevation

Ascents: 31m

Descents: 0m

Lowest point: 134m

Highest point: 177m

Road types

30km (100%) Cycle path

Surface

30km (100%) Rough

Not to be missed on this route

The Château de Tanlay

Museums & attractions

Tanlay

Construite aux XVIe et XVIIe s., entourée de douves, dans un très beau parc, le Château de Tanlay est l'une des plus belles demeures de la Renaissance en Bourgogne. C’est ici que fut tournée la série TV Angélique, Marquise des Anges. Propriété de la famille du marquis de Tanlay depuis 1705 jusqu’à ce jour, celle-ci compléta la très riche décoration intérieure. La salle en trompe-l’œil et la tour de la Ligue, avec ses fresques surprenantes, sont particulièrement intéressantes. Visites d’avril à novembre, 03 86 75 70 61.

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Tonnerre: a charming little town that makes a lovely stop-over – the major medieval hospital – the beautiful Fosse Dionne Spring - Tanlay: the guinguette (waterside summer inn) at the port – the remarkable château - Ancy-le-Libre: church, washhouse and fountain – Lézinnes: the little port - Pacy-sur-Armançon: Saint-Georges Chapel – washhouse - Argenteuil-sur-Armançon: 19th-century château - Ancy-le-Franc: the Renaissance château with its remarkable paintings, with visits possible April to November, tel: 03 86 75 14 63 – ceramics museum.