Barnay: Holiday apartments and holiday homes
In Barnay Dessous stands the Eglise Saint Bonnet, a parish church dating from the 18th century. Its original date of construction has not been handed down.
Those visiting Barnay may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Culture
Eglise Saint Bonnet is built of dressed stone and comprises a nave, an apsidal choir, and a large façade topped by a soaring bell tower.
Château de Vesvrotte is a bourgeois residence whose origins date back to between the 17th and 18th centuries.
Landscape
Étang du Moulin is privately owned; a cadastre from 1828 records two mills there called “Le Moulin” and “Le Moulin de Roussillon”.
The granite quarry of Barnay is now privately owned and flooded.
History
Gare de Barnay is a historic stop on the line from Laroche-Migennes to Étang via Avallon, Saulieu and Autun. The line is still in operation, but Barnay stop is no longer served.
Getting around
The “Boucle d'Autun” cycle route passes through Barnay. It is signposted exclusively counterclockwise with red cycle-route markers bearing the number 2. The “Boucle d'Autun” is a moderately difficult 55.5-kilometre circular cycle route with a duration of six hours.
As one of its 31 cultural heritage destinations to discover, the “Boucle d'Autun” cycle route lists Château de Barnay.
Food and drink
The products of L'Escargot Morvandiau bear the designation “Produits du Parc Naturel Régional du Morvan” and the signature “Morvan Nature et Talents”.
L'Escargot Morvandiau offers visits to a snail farm in Barnay. The business also sells snails born, raised and prepared in Burgundy, both frozen and in jars.
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