Flavigny-sur-Ozerain

A Benedictine abbey was founded on this rocky spur of the Auxois in 719, and the town grew up around it, ringed by three streams and by walls that still stand. Medieval pilgrims came for the relics of Saint Reine; today the abbey buildings produce the Anis de Flavigny, aniseed sweets first made by the monks. The film Chocolat was shot in its streets.

Highlights

• Anis de Flavigny, aniseed sweets still made in the old abbey
• The Porte du Val, a 13th-century inner gate with a 16th-century outer one
• The 15th-century Porte du Bourg, topped by a statue of the Virgin
• The parish church of Saint-Genest, which came through the Revolution largely unharmed
• A botanical garden of plants used for textiles, baskets and rope

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.