Travel blog
In this quaint village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, one out of five homes seems to be up for sale. There were quite a few of ‘A Vendre’ signs, some of the signs also looking rather old already.
This photo happens to show two for sale, side by side.
A Vendre
An old-fashioned mailbox near the Office of Tourism.
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is also the home of the famous anis candy. Stop at 4 Rue de l’Abbaye to visit their shop and museum. It will be easy to locate – just follow the smell.
While in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, most of my time was spent resting in the garden. If I wasn’t reading, then I was dozing in my lounge chair underneath a canopy of leaves.
Some mornings, we drove around the vicinity and stopped in other villages for lunch. The best place to have lunch is right there in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain though. Visit the La Grange (open from noon – 6pm) for its daily specials.
One of those morning trips took us back to Châteauneuf-en-Auxois, where we had vacationed in 2003.
Châteauneuf en Auxois
There are busloads of visitors coming to Châteauneuf en Auxois, including students on field trips.
We also visited the Abbay of Fontenay one morning (entrance fee: euro 10 p.p.) In 2004, the gardens of Fontenay were awarded the National Label ‘Remarkable Garden’ by the Ministry of Culture.
I love trees, so was in awe when I saw the gardens’ gigantic bicentennial plane tree, which was planted in 1780 and measures approximately 40m in height.
For our summer holidays, we chose this little mountain village (population of 303) in Burgundy for its solitude, and that is exactly what we got.
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is a quiet village with few tourists, and it is also listed as Plus beaux villages de France. This was the view from one of the upstairs windows of our self-catering vacation rental. *
Room with a view in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
The village seen from the valley.
On Main Street, soon after entering through the Port Val, you might want to look up to one of the windows of the houses on the left. She is definitely a piece of art.
This shop was the setting for the movie Chocolat (with Johnny Depp).
This is what we did most days – relaxing, reading, drinking wine, shopping for good things to eat, and mostly lying in the garden, shaded by trees.
* In case you’re interested what vacation rental we had booked, here it is: https://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/rentals/flavigny-sur-ozerain/6122857
I can highly recommend it, if you want quiet days and need time to visit yourself.
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