Château d'Island Vézelay | Avallon, Burgundy, France

Privacy:

Private room

Property type:

B&B - inn

Currency:

EUR

Per night:

€95 - €220

Size:

0 square meters

Number of bedrooms:

25

Number of bathrooms:

20

Number of floors:

2

Sleeps:

55

Pets:

Yes

Smoking:

No

Wheelchair:

No

Rooms, suits, appartments luxuriously renovated in an authentic and warm castle of the 15th, in Burgundy, between Avallon and Vézelay, in the middle of the natur park of Morvan, architectur, cultural tourism, landscape, natur sports, wineyards.

ACTIVITIES IN CASTLE of ISLAND

The activities in Island's castle are numerous and varied:

- Cultural activities
To Vézelay, in the Romanic churches of the surroundings and to Avallon, are organized concerts of religious music and théatrales representations in the old town. Avallon's tourist information office will supply you all the programs.

- Cultural tourism
The avallonnais is a former region of populating. In Arcy's caves on Cure, it is possible to see drawings dating 30000 years
In the times of the Gauls, Avallo was an important centre populated by Mandubiens, a small Gallic tribe, which should compose with its 2 powerful neighbours, Eduéens ( Bibracte) and Lingons (Langres's plateau).
Local historians, by leaning on numerous descriptions written by Julius Caesar in " The war of Long poles " show that Alésia's oppidum could be situated on Montfault next to Guillon. It is possible to find there an impressive wall.
After the battle of Alésia, the Roman settled down there: very numerous vestiges gallo Roman subsitent.
The religious movements, the dukes of Burgundy left of magnificent monuments, novels and moyenageux: The basilica of Cistercian Vézelay, the abbey of Fontenay and citeaux, the cities strengthened by Avallon, by Semur in Auxoix to quote only the most important.
Romanic Burgundy allows also the discovery of small villages, castles, churches, chapels which are so much of témoignagnes of a strong cultural and intellectual life which developed throughout a long history.
The avallonnais is also the country of Vauban, a big clerk of the state, who is worth the peint to be better known.

- Vineyards
Chablis, Irancy, Holy Breaking, Coulanges, Chitry, Vézelay, Epineuil, so many names which open by the North vineuse Burgundy, so many synonymic names of palace in holiday and simple happiness.
In produce you of the friendship, the whites, red, grey, or sparkling, are always faithful.

- Green tourism
The regional natural reserve of Morvan and the valleys of the Yonne offer a natural space of hedged farmland, hills and mountains where the forest of broad-leaved trees is omnipresent.
The artificial lakes regulating the classes(courses) of the Yonne and the Cure, the ponds fitted out for the floating, the tempestuous brooks in the picturesque waterfalls, the valleys of the Yonne, the Cure and the Pillow offer the pleasures of still waters and lively waters.
Granitic exception in the heart of Burgundy limestone, the former(ancient) massif of Morvan lends its harmonious and wild frame to a flora and to a fauna varied.
A whole region to be discovered, on foot, on horseback or to cycle.

- River tourism
Every one navigeables canal networks connect the Seine, the Loire and the Saone. He allows to navigate in the course of the water a vast territory.

- Sports nature
Sports nature, pratiquables are numerous and varied
Drives(rides), in feet, in cycles, on horseback , there quad
Orientation (Quarré's tourist information office Graves)
Rafting, canoé kayak
Veil(sail), water-skiing
Escalation
Archery
Hot-air balloon
Golf, tennis.