Alise-Sainte-Reine - Wikivoyage, the free collaborative travel and tourism guide - Alise-Sainte-Reine — Wikivoyage, le guide de voyage et de tourisme collaboratif gratuit

Alise-Sainte-Reine
Part of the archaeological site of Alésia
Part of the archaeological site of Alésia
Information
Country
Regions
Watercourse
Altitude
Area
Population
Density
Nice
Postal code
Telephone prefix
Spindle
Location
47 ° 32 ′ 17 ″ N 4 ° 29 ′ 13 ″ E
Official site

Alise-Sainte-Reine is a town french located in the center of the Golden Coast in Burgundy. It is best known for having been, in Antiquity, the theater of the siege of Alesia but also for having been the the birthplace of Canon Kir, the inventor of the famous blackcurrant.

Understand

visitor Center

Alise-Sainte-Reine does not have its own tourist office but has entrusted, with 23 other municipalities in central Burgundy, this promotion to an inter-municipal association. The information point is at Venarey-les-Laumes.

  • 1 Tourist Office of the country of Alesia and the Seine Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a facebook link 1 avenue de la Gare, 21150 Venarey-les-Laumes, Logo indicating a telephone number  33 3 80 968913, e-mail : Logo indicating timetables from 1er April to September 30: Mon.- sat. : h 30 - 12 h 30 and14 h - 19 h, from 1er October to March 31: Mon.- sat. : 10 h - 12 h and15 h - 17 h. – Accessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobility

To go

Circulate

To see

  • 1 MuséoParc Alésia Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata elementLogo indicating a facebook link departmental road D103T, Logo indicating a telephone number  33 3 80 969623, e-mail :  – Accessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobility
  • 2 Alésia archaeological site Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element excavation path, Logo indicating a telephone number  33 3 80 969623, e-mail :  – Accessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobilityMonument classified or registered as historical monuments in France
  • 3 Statue of Vercingetorix Logo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element Félix Kir alley Logo indicating timetables visible at all times. Logo indicating tariffs free. – Accessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobilityMonument classified or registered as historical monuments in France
  • 4 Saint-Léger Church Logo indicating a link to the website rue du Palais Logo indicating tariffs free. – Access limited to people with reduced mobility. (4 steps at the entrance and door with two fairly narrow leaves). Small hall church from XIIIe century with a single nave and apse choir shaped cul-de-four. The foundations, from the Merovingian period, date back to VIIe century. Canon Kir was a priest in this church and his bust is in a niche in the northern facade.
  • 5 Miraculous fountain Logo indicating a link to the website rue de l'Hôpital Logo indicating timetables visible at all times. Logo indicating tariffs free. – Accessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobility If it turns out that holy queen was beheaded at Alesia in the year 252, popular tradition places this place here and wants a miraculous spring to spring up at the place where his head fell. In its current state, the fountain and the aedicule which surrounds it date from 1931. It was the object of a long pilgrimage.
  • 6 Sainte-Reine Chapel impasse du Couvent Logo indicating tariffs free. – Accessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobilityMonument classified or registered as historical monuments in France This chapel is the only vestige of a convent of Franciscan monks. Its construction began in 1666, in place of a small chapel from 1498. Destroyed by fire in 1796, its reconstruction will be completed in 1863. Inside, you can see a statue of the Holy Queen, in polychrome stone, and one of Saint Sebastian, both from the middle of XVIe century and classified as historical monuments.
  • 7 Birthplace of Canon Kir Logo indicating a link to the website 20 rue de l'Hôpital Logo indicating timetables exterior visible at all times. – Accessible, without assistance, to people with reduced mobility House where the secular priest, canon and politician was born Felix Kir the parents who came from Alsace in 1870. He is best known for having invented the "Kir "Also known as" blanc-cassis ". His grave is in the cemetery of Alise-Sainte-Reine.
  • 8 Sainte-Reyne Hospital Logo indicating a link to the website 26 rue de l'Hôpital, Logo indicating a telephone number  33 6 86 935073, e-mail : Logo indicating timetables by appointment by phone. – Monument classified or registered as historical monuments in France

Do

Walks

  • Bibracte - Alésia Logo indicating a link to the website (Tag Foot path blue-yellow.png) Logo indicating timetables free activity, duration: six days on foot, approximately seven hours per day. Logo indicating tariffs free. – Course of 120 km for experienced hikers and signposted from the parking lot of the archaeological site of Alésia. The route is intended to be as faithful as possible to historical reality and to the route taken by Vercingetorix between his inauguration at the beginning of To Bibracte as warlord of the Gallic coalition and Alise-Sainte-Reine where the Alésia headquarters. The hike is done on foot, on horseback or Mountain biking.

To buy

Eat

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

Communicate

Manage the day-to-day

Security

Around

  • 1 Venarey-les-Laumes Logo indicating a link to the websiteLogo indicating a wikipedia linkLogo indicating a link to the wikidata element
    • 2 Bridge known as "of the Romans" and crucifix  – Monument classified or registered as historical monuments in France This bridge with two arches and without a parapet, although called "Pont des Romains", dates from XVIe century just like the monumental stone crucifix that precedes it.
Logo representing 1 star half gold and gray and 2 gray stars
This city article is a sketch and needs more content. The article is structured according to the recommendations of the Style Manual but lacks information. He needs your help. Go ahead and improve it!
Complete list of other articles from the region: Golden Coast