2 000 years of history
Bibracte
Welcome to Mont Beuvray, one of the highest peaks in the Morvan, at 821 m altitude. From the top of this unspoilt natural site, you can contemplate the surrounding countryside.
Welcome to a Gallic capital that was once bustling with thousands of inhabitants, but is now a much quieter place, surrounded by remarkable trees.
4 good reasons to visit Bibracte
1 - Making history speak
2,000 years ago, this Gallic town, capital of the Eduen people, dominated the Morvan from the heights of Mont Beuvray. This oppidum, visited by Vercingetorix and also by Caesar, was home to up to 10,000 inhabitants at its peak. Today, Bibracte is one of the largest archaeological sites from the late Gallic period. Every summer, archaeologists from all over Europe excavate this incredible site.
2 - Questioning your lifestyle
Musée de Bibracte
The museum features objects from the site's excavations, as well as reconstructions, models and multimedia displays that reveal the daily lives of Bibracte's inhabitants in Gaulish times.
- Musée de Bibracte
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Mont Beuvray
71990 SAINT-LEGER-SOUS-BEUVRAY - 03 85 86 52 40
- info@bibracte.fr
- www.bibracte.fr
3 - Breathe and disconnect
Mont Beuvray, a "Grand Site de France", offers a number of paths for strolling through the remains and among trees over a hundred years old, leading you to breathtaking panoramas.
4 - A tasty break
Gallic restaurant
Le Chaudron
cTo take your taste buds back to Gaulish times, head to the "Le Chaudron" restaurant and sample the dishes of the time accompanied by the legendary cervoise!
- Restaurant gaulois Le Chaudron de BIBRACTE
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Mont Beuvray
71990 SAINT-LEGER-SOUS-BEUVRAY - 03 85 86 52 40
- info@bibracte.fr
- www.bibracte.fr/fr/venir/activites-et-bons-plans/le-chaudron-de-bibracte_1
