Discover Puisaye and Burgundy
Highlights of the area
The house is located in Puisaye, a region of woods, hills, and ponds. In the surrounding area, you will find many tourist and leisure sites.
Tourist towns:
– Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye and its pottery, 10 km away
– Saint-Fargeau with its château, museum, and summer show, 20 km away
– The medieval fortress of Guédelon
– Sancerre and its wine cellars, 25 km away
– Gien and its faience, 50 km away
– Vézelay and its basilica, 70 km away
– Guédelon (a medieval castle under construction using 13th-century techniques), 18 km away
– Boutissaint wildlife park, 18 km away
– Lake Bourdon (sailing, windsurfing, fishing, etc.), 20 km away
– Tree-top adventure park (acrobranches), 80 km away
– Plus, quiet roads for cycling, forests for hiking, ponds for fishing, a riding center (Gué de Frise – Arquian), and a golf course (Sancerre) all within a 25 km radius.
Guédelon
In the forest of Guédelon, in the heart of a former quarry, craftsmen are building before your eyes a 13th-century fortress. Quarrymen, stonecutters, masons, carpenters, woodcutters, blacksmiths, roof-tile makers, cart drivers, and rope makers work daily to transform and make use of the stone, wood, and clay found on-site, revealing the secrets of medieval builders.
Château de Saint-Fargeau
The history of the Château de Saint-Fargeau spans 10 centuries! Visit its apartments, chapel, guard room, toy attic, wooden framework, and park.