Chapter I: Front Matter

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Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy
and the Border Provinces

_WORKS OF FRANCIS MILTOUN_

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and the Border Provinces_ 3.00

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Castles and Chateaux
OF
OLD BURGUNDY
AND THE BORDER PROVINCES

BY FRANCIS MILTOUN

Author of "Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine," "Castles and
Chateaux of Old Navarre," "Rambles in Normandy," "Italian
Highways and Byways from a Motor-Car," etc.

_With Many Illustrations
Reproduced from paintings made on the spot_

BY BLANCHE MCMANUS

BOSTON
L. C. PAGE & COMPANY
1909

_Copyright, 1909_,
BY L. C. PAGE & COMPANY
(INCORPORATED)

_All rights reserved_

First Impression, November, 1909

_Electrotyped and Printed by
THE COLONIAL PRESS
C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, U.S.A._

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE REALM OF THE BURGUNDIANS 1

II. IN THE VALLEY OF THE YONNE 19

III. AVALLON, VEZELAY, AND CHASTELLUX 36

IV. SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS, ÉPOISSES AND BOURBILLY 50

V. MONTBARD AND BUSSY-RABUTIN 62

VI. "CHASTILLON AU NOBLE DUC" 75

VII. TONNERRE, TANLAY AND ANCY-LE-FRANC 84

VIII. IN OLD BURGUNDY 101

IX. DIJON THE CITY OF THE DUKES 131

X. IN THE COTE D'OR: BEAUNE, LA ROCHEPOT
AND ÉPINAC 113

XI. MAÇON, CLUNY AND THE CHAROLLAIS 153

XII. IN THE BEAUJOLAIS AND LYONNAIS 170

XIII. THE FRANCHE COMTÉ; AUXONNE AND BESANÇON 185

XIV. ON THE SWISS BORDER: BUGEY AND BRESSE 199

XV. GRENOBLE AND VIZILLE: THE CAPITAL OF THE
DAUPHINS 218

XVI. CHAMBÉRY AND THE LAC DU BOURGET 229

XVII. IN THE SHADOW OF LA GRANDE CHARTREUSE 245

XVIII. ANNECY AND LAC LEMAN 259

XIX. THE MOUNTAIN BACKGROUND OF SAVOY 278

XX. BY THE BANKS OF THE RHÔNE 290

XXI. IN THE ALPS OF DAUPHINY 300

XXII. IN LOWER DAUPHINY 313

INDEX 325

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CHATEAU DE MONTBÉLIARD (_see page_ 194) _Frontispiece_

GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITS COVERED BY CONTENTS (Map) x

THE HEART OF OLD BURGUNDY (Map) _facing_ 2

CHATEAU DE SAINT FARGEAU _facing_ 28

TOUR GAILLARDE, AUXERRE _facing_ 32

CHATEAU DE CHASTELLUX _facing_ 38

SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS _facing_ 50

CHATEAU D'ÉPOISSES _facing_ 54

ARNAY-LE-DUC _facing_ 60

CHATEAU DE BUSSY-RABUTIN _facing_ 68

CHATEAU DES DUCS, CHÂTILLON _facing_ 76

CHATEAU DE TANLAY _facing_ 90

CHATEAU AND GARDENS OF ANCY-LE-FRANC 94

CHATEAU OF ANCY-LE-FRANC _facing_ 96

MONOGRAMS FROM THE CHAMBRE DES FLEURS 98

BURGUNDY THROUGH THE AGES (Map) 101

THE DIJONNAIS AND THE BEAUJOLAIS (Map) _facing_ 112

KEY OF VAULTING, DIJON 113

CUISINES AT DIJON 119

CHATEAU DES DUCS, DIJON _facing_ 122

CLOS VOUGEOT.--CHAMBERTIN 137

HOSPICE DE BEAUNE _facing_ 144

CHATEAU DE LA ROCHEPOT _facing_ 148

CHATEAU DE SULLY _facing_ 150

CHATEAU DE CHAUMONT-LA-GUICHE _facing_ 154

HÔTEL DE VILLE, PARAY-LE-MONAIL _facing_ 156

CHATEAU DE LAMARTINE _facing_ 166

CHATEAU DE NOBLE 169

PALAIS GRANVELLE, BESANÇON _facing_ 192

THE LION OF BELFORT 195

WOMEN OF BRESSE _facing_ 200

CHATEAU DE VOLTAIRE, FERNEY _facing_ 204

TOWER OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE, GRENOBLE 219

CHATEAU D'URIAGE _facing_ 224

CHATEAU DE VIZILLE _facing_ 226

PORTAL OF THE CHATEAU DE CHAMBÉRY _facing_ 230

PORTAL ST. DOMINIQUE, CHAMBÉRY 231

CHATEAU DE CHAMBÉRY _facing_ 232

LES CHARMETTES 235

CHATEAU DE CHIGNIN _facing_ 238

ABBEY OF HAUTECOMBE _facing_ 240

MAISON DES DAUPHINS, TOUR-DE-PIN _facing_ 246

CHATEAU BAYARD _facing_ 248

LA TOUR SANS VENIN 255

CHATEAU D'ANNECY _facing_ 260

CHATEAU DE RIPAILLE _facing_ 272

ÉVIAN _facing_ 276

AIX-LES-BAINS TO ALBERTVILLE (Map) 279

MONTMELIAN 280

CHATEAU DE MIOLANS _facing_ 284

CONFLANS _facing_ 286

SEAL OF THE NATIVE DAUPHINS 290

TOWER OF PHILIPPE DE VALOIS, VIENNE _facing_ 292

CHATEAU DE CRUSSOL _facing_ 298

CHATEAU DE BRIANÇON _facing_ 304

BRIANÇON; ITS CHATEAU AND OLD FORTIFIED BRIDGE 305

CHATEAU QUEYRAS _facing_ 308

CHATEAU DE BEAUVOIR _facing_ 316

CHATEAU DE LA SONE _facing_ 320

Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy

and the Border Provinces