Day 16-- Burgundy

Semur en Auxios, Burgundy

The words above the main entrance to old town read “Les Semurois se plaisant fort en l’acointance des estrangers,” meaning: “The people of Semur take great pleasure in meeting strangers.” With this inscription dating back to 1552, it could be argued that Semur en Auxois is one of Europe’s oldest tourist destinations.

Semur en Auxois was built on the highest hill along the Armoncon River, carved out of pink granite — which gives many of the oldest buildings in town their distinctive pinkish hue — with the walls and towers of the fortified city perched over the river.

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