The Chemin de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle pilgrimage route passes through Marnay. In the town centre, Marnay has a 62 m² stage gîte that is open year-round and accessible to pilgrims, hikers and mountain bikers.
Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Marnay can include the town in their personal travel plans.
Culture
The original Château de Marnay was built to monitor the crossing over the Ognon and to provide the inhabitants with refuge in times of danger. The entrance gate, manor house, polygonal tower and archive pavilion remain as visible remnants of the château. The Château de Marnay can only be viewed from the outside; the lithography workshop in the former manor house is accessible by appointment.
The Église Saint-Symphorien combines architectural elements from the 14th, 15th and 17th centuries. Inside the church, visitors can see a Way of the Cross made of enamelled terracotta, a Renaissance Pietà, a painting of the Rosary and the painting of the Vierge Miraculeuse. The Église Saint-Symphorien is open daily.
The Hôtel de Santans is an example of 16th-century urban secular architecture in the Renaissance style. It has paired mullioned windows; the coat of arms of the Santans family has been preserved on the upper-storey window frame. The Hôtel de Santans can only be viewed from the outside.
Things to Do
Marnay is the starting point of the signposted 40 km cycling loop “Boucle des Vignes”. The Ligne des Escargots features 15 information panels presenting the area’s natural and cultural heritage. It is an easy, mostly shaded route that can be used on foot, by bicycle and for family outings, and follows a flat path described as accessible to all.
La Balade Marnaysienne is a 14 km walking route starting in Marnay.
Water
At the Plan d'eau de Marnay, there are two boat slipways, jetties accessible to people with reduced mobility and picnic tables. The 23-hectare Plan d'eau de Marnay is a fishing lake accessible from the shore and also used by anglers in boats or on float tubes. Overnight carp-fishing stays are possible in Marnay.
The Marnay mill is located at the entrance to a 24-hectare body of water and was recently restored as an unusual architectural structure. Woka Marnay offers canoe, kayak and stand-up paddleboard rental on the Ognon.
Woka Loisirs Marnay offers treetop courses for visitors aged 4 to 12 with a minimum height of 1 metre.
Food and Drink
Maison laGrange in Marnay invites visitors to discover coffees from around the world as well as special infusions and teas.
Other destinations: Villars-Le-Pautel, Charcenne, Chassey Les Montbozon, Cirey, Genevreuille, Polaincourt-Et-Clairefontaine, Saint-Loup-Sur-Semouse, Gy.
