tonyandjaneontour: Langres to Chatillon-sur-Seine

Chatted briefly to Oscar’s dad while we were checking out. They are on their way to St. Tropez for a week in a Range Rover. Left Langres just after breakfast and drove along almost empty roads through deserted villages to Chatillon-sur-Seine, a delightful little town not far from the source of the Seine which meanders through and around the town. Many little bridges across bedecked with flowers. Parked easily and found the Hotel de la Cote d’Or (65€).

Picked up some local info from the Office de Tourisme and then went for a walk to the source of another river, the Douix. Walk took us through a cemetery, to the remains of a castle and along some charming narrow streets. Bought a baguette and cheese for lunch which we ate in the park. It’s warm today and the legs have been uncovered once more!

After a rest we went to the Museum to see the Treasures of Vix, which consists of items excavated from the tomb of an Iron Age lady. Main items were a gold torque and a bronze urn about 5ft high and nearly as round. All very interesting. Could not take any photos though as there were cameras everywhere and museum staff on the prowl. Walking away from the museum, we spotted an 18^th century arch across a road which had been moved from Chaumont, and instead of throwing it away, reassembled it here in Chatilllon. we had dinner at our at our hotel and the food, for €20 each, was delicious. We had 3 courses of two types of terrine, chicken in mushroom sauce, navarin (leg) of lamb plus a choice of 12 local cheeses from a cheeseboard. It’s been a lovely day all day!