Santenay

Things to see in Santenay:

• The Saint-Jean de Narosse church
• The Santenay castle
• The Sorine wind mill
• Wine cellars
• The 'Mont de Sene' hill

Around 1830, François Sorine, the son of a wine maker from Santenay decided to buil a wind mill in the middle of the vineyards.

In 1990, the commune decided to restore it as the Sorine mill was on a verge of collapsing.

In 1995, the mill was inaugurated and can now grind the grain.

The Canal du centre was created by Emiland Gauthrey between 1783 and 1793 to create a link between the Mediterranean sean and the Atlantic Ocean.

It was the main vector in the local industries the mines in Blanzy-Montceau, the Schneider factories in the Creusot, the Guegnon forge.

The 'Voie Verte' is a 80 km long cycling tracks of a smooth surface built on former railways and towpaths.