Date: 27th June 2023
Travelled: 90 kms from Saint-Pรจre to Vandenesse-en-Auxois
Visited: The Bourgogne
Stayed: Vandenesse-en-Auxois, โฌ10, N47.22040, E04.61650
Budget: 37 days @ โฌ96 per day
Once again Pam has us walking the pilgrimโs path around Vรฉzelay, this morning our walk has us return through Saint-Pรฉre where we find the Lโรglise Notre Dame or the Church of Our Lady for those of you without Google Translate.
Whilst Saint-Pรฉre has a lovely campsite a stones throw from Vรฉzelay its fairly nondescript except for its church.
So Saint-Pรฉre is done, we service the Hymer and set the GPS for Vandenesse-eu-Auxois. There is an aire on the Canal de Bourgogne in Vandenesse and itโs only 2 kms down the hill from Chรขteau de Chรขteauneuf.
Another scenic and easy drive along the D roads, 90-70-50 kph, then back to 90 kph and the cycle repeats at the next village.
We stop for a Lidl to top up our cupboards and later at a Carrefour Market for some diesel or gazole as they call it here in France. At โฌ1.67 it was the cheapest we found today.
Vandenesse-en-Auxois, Beaune, Cรดte-d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comtรฉ, Metropolitan France, 21320, France
The Aire de CC in Vandenesse is situated in the middle of the village, right on the Bourgogne (Burgundy) Canal. We manage the last spot so its obviously a popular stop-over. It has a view and shade what more could you want.
As itโs been a busy morning we flip a coin and decide weโll stay for two days, walk the village and canal then ride the scooter up the Chรขteau du Chรขteauneuf tomorrow. It seems our pace is slowing.
Our wandering of the village includes visiting Our Lady of Assumption, the village church. It dates to the late 12th century. I couldnโt get a half decent photo of the outside, but the photos below show itโs very interesting.
Wandering the tiny church yard, come cemetery we find two Commonwealth War Graves, an English pilot officer and his bomb aider, both young men who presumably lost their lives somewhere nearby in 1943.
Next morning Pam has us walking the Bourgogne Canalโs old tow path. Heading west we pass another 8 รฉcluse in just less than 3 kms. Itsโ a beautiful walk and reminiscent of our time on the Midi some years ago.
Later today weโll go on the Chรขteauneuf, but thatโs enough for thIs blog.
I have attached a map with our travels over the past 5 weeks, you can zoom in or out, if you click on the icon it will bring up the location in detail.
Michael + Pam
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Lovely feel like going there myself again it’s cold and wet here with to much rain Rohan is getting a plane in this morning to spread some fertiliser
Safe travels Johannes โค๏ธ