CIrcuit n°23 : le Circuit des Crêtes
Grancey-le-Château, on a rocky spur, is a medieval village squeezed around the castle, a listed historic monument that dominates the plain. This 18th-century castle is nicknamed "Burgundy's little Versailles" by the locals.
The ramparts, which are illuminated all year round, the lava-roofed houses and the wash-house are the village's other sights. Follow a road lined with magnificent lime trees as you leave the village in the direction of Beneuvre.
On your right, a small balcony road overlooking the Ource valley leads to Chaugey. You will enter the Haute-Marne and a fairly steep climb will take you to Colmier-le-Bas and then Colmier-le-Haut.
Your return to the Côte-d'Or will take you past Recey-sur-Ource, an old village where the church, enlarged over the centuries, has both Romanesque and Gothic features. A hilly forest road takes you back up to the plateau at Saint-Broing-les-Moines before descending to Minot.
The return journey takes you up and down between the villages to Grancey-le-Château.
