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  1. VictoriaJZ

    Lyon and surrounding area?

    my husband and I are considering a visit to France, specifically around Lyon & in Burgundy - we've been almost everywhere else but not in that region. We are looking at travel in late April - we enjoy museums, history, relaxing [my husband's 90 so we won't be rushing around] - I'd appreciate...
  2. Pauline

    Bourgogne-Franche-Comté A Week in Burgundy, 2012

    This trip report was originally posted on my blog, which is now closed. Our trips to France are becoming a yearly event. This year we decided to spend our week in Burgundy, south-east of Paris, with Chris and Shannon. This area was new to us all. We had to choose between the western part near...
  3. Pauline

    Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Fontenay Abbey

    Fontenay Abbey (Abbaye de Fontenay) was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1118. Guided tours are offered but you may walk around on your own. The grounds are large and beautiful. In the complex you can visit the large church, the cloister, and the forge (and a few other buildings). The Cistercian...
  4. Pauline

    Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun was a walled and fortified Roman town founded in the 1st century by Emporer Augustus. It was on the Via Agrippa, the Roman road connecting Boulogne-sur-Mer (in northern France on the Atlantic coast near Calais) to Lyon (southeast of Autun). The town replaced a previous settlement at nearby...
  5. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Covered Passage. A market building from 18th century was turned into this covered passage in 1848.
  6. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Medieval houses.
  7. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Saint-Lazare. Carved Biblical scene.
  8. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Saint-Lazare. Looking up to the capitals (top of the columns) with carved Biblical scenes.
  9. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Saint-Lazare. Statue of Pierre Jeannin and his wife from 16th century.
  10. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Saint-Lazare. Typanum - stone carved entrance showing The Last Judgement.
  11. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Saint-Lazare. Romanesque cathedral built in the 12th century.
  12. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Temple of Janus. Looking back towards Autun and the Porte d'Arroux.
  13. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Temple of Janus. Looking inside the temple (only 2 walls remain).
  14. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Temple of Janus. Roman temple from the 1st century.
  15. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Temple of Janus. Looking towards the temple from the Porte d'Arroux.
  16. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Roman Porte d'Arroux. Looking back towards the gate with the town beyond.
  17. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Roman Porte d'Arroux. Originally the Roman Porta Senonica, leading towards Via Agrippa.
  18. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Roman Porte St-Andre. One of the original fortification gates.
  19. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Roman City Wall. Built in 1st century to surround the town.
  20. Autun, a Roman Town

    Autun, a Roman Town

    Roman Theater. This theater was once the largest in Gaul.
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