Dijon, France - Part Two in Tournus

Saturday we went to Tournus which had a large outdoor market going on, a lot of clothing and less food but interesting. 

Market in the main town square, squint to see the statue in the middle.

There was however a spice vendor, after a day or so in the apartment I found out there is no salt and pepper, no spices at all. I bought from this very entertaining fellow a pepper mill and herbs de province mixture of spices, that should do me while here. Had a lovely lunch at a family run restaurant and hotel, Hotel de la Paix, which was certainly more basic, read cheaper, but yummy food than the rather upmarket one the day before, both good, just different. Chef came out to meet us and another gent who had sent kudos to the chef. 

Tournus is about half the size of Dijon, friendly place but large enough to get everything with good rail connections to larger and smaller towns, I was impressed, it’s also on a river, always a bonus.

Christoph cannot pass a church without stopping in, like another person I know. Usually being drawn into it becomes a welcome surprise for me. Into Abbaye Saint-Philibert, Tournus and it is lovely.

Well preserved sign of the zodiac, the rest of them weren't quite so.

More traditional stained glass of the two saints

More modern version I think but don't know for sure.

We also visited a medieval village that you needed to walk to from the parking lot, not too bad of a walk, but the village itself was on a hillside and seemed to be used for large events, many old stone buildings with some modern touches like BBQ’s and a kid’s wading pool. On top of a mountain it afforded lovely views of the fields below. The village was called La Chapelle sous-Brancion.

View from La Chapelle sous-Brancion

On the return we stopped at a village named Pommard for a coffee. There was a large wine festival happening on the street which the ticket price was 42.00 Euro, you can guess we didn't buy. That may have been the weekend price and I'm sure the wines would be top notch, just not for me at that time.

Look forward to more posts! Cheers, Bev