The best walks and hikes around Beaune-La-Rolande

Very beautiful village which is definitely worth the detour. You can notably discover its castle, built in the 13th century under Philippe Auguste. Don't hesitate to dismount and take a walk in the pedestrian part of the village.

These remains, all in all impressive with their red brick and stone curtain walls as well as their ten towers, transport you back to 1544, the date when Hallier Castle was built by Charles de l'Hospital. It is seen as a very good example of transition between the fortified castle and the pleasure residence. Henri IV found Henriette d'Entragues there, his mistress to whom he had made a promise of marriage without ever keeping it. Always linked to the loves of kings, Nibelle, where this castle is located, would take its name from Charles IX, who offered Le Hallier to his mistress saying "Here is your nest, Belle..."

The Caillettes belvedere is located in the heart of the Ingrannes massif. This 24 meter high lookout tower stands on the Caillettes hill at the highest point of the Orléans forest. It offers a breathtaking view of the entire surrounding massif and the forest canopy. An orientation table allows you to orient yourself when reading the surrounding points of interest.

Amazing town of Pithiviers, the Saint Grégoire chapel cave, refuge of a hermit. The fortress of Yévre le Chatel [Located on a spur, at the limit of the territory of the Carnutes and the Senons, the oppidum protected a communication route, then two Roman entities after 52 BC. The site overlooked the Roman road from Sens to Le Mans. After the Christianization of Gallo-Roman Gaul, the Rimarde river was the border between the bishoprics of Sens, parish of Saint-Martin de Souville; and Saint-Lazare Leprosarium and the bishopric of Orléans, parish of Saint-Gault and Saint-Lubin. This division remained until the 19th century. Around 1200, on the orders of Philip Augustus, the castle was rebuilt according to the latest improvements in military architecture brought back from the Crusades, in particular relief arches increasing resistance to undermining work. a long history that you can discover on the websites. There is also a path to Saint Jacques The road to Saint-Jacques coming from Moret-sur-Loing From Moret, the Jacquets wishing to venerate the relics of Saint Mathurin went to Grez-sur-Loing, quickly reaching Larchant. From there, they headed towards Orléans to join one of the great roads of Saint-Jacques, that of Tours. do not forget Pithiviers le Vieille [Indeed, the village of Pithiviers-le-Vieil, located on the border of the Carnute and Sénon countries, is at the crossroads of the great Roman roads Orléans-Reims and Sens-Le Mans. A jewel of Gallo-Roman culture with its sanctuary made up of eight indigenous-type temples or fana, this place was frequented since Antiquity because of its curative springs in the Segray valley.

Keep and its pretty turrets, built between the 14th and 18th centuries and surrounded by a moat. Access to the exterior is free and is definitely worth a look when the rose gardens are in bloom in May-June.

Very old cemetery in which we find a certain number of historical remains, notably a Renaissance door, a gallery dating from the 12th or 13th century and the Saint-Lazare chapel which we discover from the street, built in bricks at the beginning of the 16th century (period during which the town of Boiscommun was fortified with brick ramparts).

Beautiful peaceful pond, perfect for a break while hiking

Fountain whose origin is today unknown. She takes the name of Radegonde, the wife of Clotaire I (son of Clovis) and therefore queen of Franks, who, it seems, created this source with a kick of her heel.