We visited two local villages today. Gray is about 20 kms to the north east and actually in the Franche Comte department rather than Burgundy. It is a river side village which is major barge and river boat stop in the summer months. It was once a walled city with a moat. It is separated into the old and new villages with much of the old village dating back to the 15 and 16th centuries. Many of the houses have the traditional patterned roof seen in this area - some of them look like easter egg foil but they are all slate tiles laid in a pattern on the roof. We had a picnic lunch down by the river - it was lovely.
Beze is about 10 kms on the southern side of our village. It is the source of the Beze river which also runs through our village. The river begins at a natural spring which arises from caves that run at the back of the village. It is very very pretty. There is an old abbey - now a school, with an old lavoir and pigioneer attached and the prettiest river running by. The river runs all through the village and most of the houses sit next to it.
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| The Mairie in Gray with a beautiful patterned roof |
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| the church in Gray |
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| another beautiful tiled roof in Gray |
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| part of the original wall and fortress from the city of Gray, now a museum and gallery |
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| the church in Gray from the front |
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| the bridge over the river at Gray from the picnic area |
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| the lavoir and pigeoneer at Beze |
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| Beze |
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| the source of the Beze river |
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| Beze |
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