Alligny-En-Morvan: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Nature

The Grand Tour d'Alligny begins in Alligny-en-Morvan, a 16 km circular route for hiking and mountain biking. The route takes about five hours and starts at Place d'Alligny.

Renting a holiday apartment in Alligny-en-Morvan can be part of your personal travel planning.

The route from Bibracte to Alésia also passes through Alligny-en-Morvan and is signposted for walkers. In the surrounding area, the Ternin Valley widens at a confluence with small side valleys into a vast, open, circus-like landscape. The surrounding area is also home to Saut de Gouloux, a waterfall, and the Parc Naturel Régional du Morvan, a regional nature park.

Culture and History

La Pierre Écrite, a grave stele, stands in Alligny-en-Morvan's public square. It dates from the Gallo-Roman or Celtic period and was listed as a protected monument on April 20, 1913.

At the heart of the village is the Musée des nourrices et des enfants de l’Assistance publique. It presents the history of wet nurses and children in public care in the Morvan, which affected several tens of thousands of children, women, and families from the late 18th century onward.

The Maison forte d'Alligny-en-Morvan is part of the local architectural history. It was built in the 12th century and remodelled in the 17th century.

Geographical Location

The wider regional area around Alligny-en-Morvan includes: La Pierre-qui-Vire, a monastery; the Musée Rolin, a museum; Bibracte, Mont-Beuvray; Les Sources de l'Yonne, an ancient site; the Abbaye Saint-Symphorien d'Autun, a historic site; and Saint-Beury, a hill.

Other places: Myennes, Devay, Billy-Sur-Oisy, Mont-et-Marré, Dun Les Places, Teigny, Marigny-Sur-Yonne, Menou.

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