Destination Guédelon...

Activities around the Hamlet

Surrounded by bewitching forests and unique landscapes, you will discover Puisaye’s castles, museums, meet craftsmen, potters and artists : share your time between culture and leisire and be enthralled by a country with countless facets.

Click on www.puisaye-tourisme.fr to be introduced to all places of interest at a glance.

within less than 15 minutes

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18 km from le Hameau de la Fausse Sauge

Discover the medieval building site of Guédelon

If you have ever wondered what it took to build a castle in the 13th century, this site gives you the opportunity. Master builders, including quarrymen, stonemasons, carpenters, woodcutters, blacksmiths, tilers, carpenters, build a castle using only 13th century techniques and materials.

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13 km from le Hameau de la Fausse Sauge

Visit Saint-Fargeau castle and its park

Enjoy a visit of the castle park, the renovated 18th century apartments and the farmhouse of the Saint-Fargeau castle. This thousand-year-old fortress is equipped with a working steam engine, a stagecoach and a rare 18th century attic frame 30 m high. Take a look at the silverware of the famous silversmith Jacques Coeur.

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22 km from le Hameau de la Fausse Sauge

Let yourself be bewitched by the Château de Ratilly

Discover the Ratilly castle in Treigny, which has become a living art centre. Visit its traditional Puisaye stoneware pottery workshop which is very famous. Also enjoy the concerts and exhibitions. And of course, explore the premises, especially the dovecote with its magnificent wooden frame. Ratilly is a model for the nearby Guédelon construction site…

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13 km from le Hameau de la Fausse Sauge

Follow Colette’s tracks in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye

Located in a pavilion of the Château de St-Sauveur, the Colette Museum offers a glimpse into the life and work of this great lady. Some 250 photographs and an audio presentation (texts with piano music playing) recall the novelist’s childhood, passions and career. Her living room and bedroom have been faithfully reconstructed from her own furniture.

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