Maison Montigny

Our house Maison Montigny is a lovely large holiday home for up to 8 people in the Morvan (Burgundy). It is fully equipped and it is located on a hill at the end of the village of Montigny. The garden surrounds the house. A lawn where you can relax, enjoy the beautiful view or read that book you haven't gotten around to yet.

Home
Layout of the house
Large kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 2 toilets, 1 shower, 3 washbasins with hot and cold water, 1 large living room.

Wi-Fi
present. Not very strong, but doable.

kitchen
Luxurious large kitchen, with patio door to the terrace, from morning to evening sun, wood stove.
Large fridge with freezer.

Bedrooms
The 4 bedrooms, 2 upstairs with their own sink. 2 downstairs bedrooms have a shared sink in the hallway. The bedrooms have lovely new box-spring beds. No heating.

Bathroom
A shower, this is not luxurious, but basic, but with a nice hard jet.

Toilets
The house is equipped with a septic tank. Toilet paper cannot be deposited in the toilet. Please deposit this in the designated pedal bin. (it takes some getting used to...)

Living room
The living room is upstairs and a very spacious cozy living room, 3 small electric heating elements.

Children's furniture
There is a baby/camping cot, a high chair.

Bath and linen
Linen is not included in the price. Linen is mandatory to rent for hygienic reasons. Bring your own bath towels and kitchen linen.

Furnishing and equipment
The house is attractively furnished and fully equipped. Limited heating.

Extras
TV available, this can only be done via your phone or laptop with your login details from your TV provider. Large gas stove with electric oven. Washing machine, dishwasher, dryer available but only to be used by the manager.

Garden
Lovely garden around the house. There are cherry trees under which you can relax, with a beautiful view!
sun loungers available.
Large table on the terrace where you can eat with 8 people and a small table on the small terrace.
2 umbrellas.

climate
The Morvan has a continental climate. In summer it is a few degrees warmer and in winter it is a few degrees colder.

Surroundings
Nearby towns: Our house is 15 km from Avallon and the beautiful artist/pilgrim town of Vezelay with its unique
basilica.

Peace and nature
Country side. Nice village.

Activities
Swimming 2 KM from our house is a small lake Lac du Crescent, caves, whitewater canoeing, fishing, cycling, hiking, towns, golf, culinary area.

Sights
About 17 kilometers from Montigny is the famous scenic Vezelay, where the basilica Ste Madeleine stands, at the top of the town, one of the greatest cultural treasures of Burgundy, well worth a visit.

The region: Burgundy, the Tuscany of France

In the Morvan is the Parc National de Morvan . Montigny is located on the edge of the Parc, a protected natural area, in the Bas-Morvan. Water is one of the characteristics of this area. Rivers, lakes, streams, streams, a little bit of everything. You can catch trout, whitewater canoeing, and swim. It is an undulating, lovely landscape with forests, hills, ramparts and waters and lakes. Some call it the Tuscany of France.


About 17 kilometers from Montigny is the famous scenic Vezelay, where the basilica Ste Madeleine stands, at the top of the town, one of the greatest cultural treasures of Burgundy, well worth a visit.

Close by and visible from the house is Quarré les Tombes, a beautiful village with an old church where the tombs are located, a place of interest. At the end of July/beginning of August there is the Festival Eclectic. Definitely worth it! In the church there is a beautiful concert with professional singers from Paris, three days full of music and celebration.
Near Quarré les Tombes is the culinary star restaurant L'auberge de l'atre

Fishing
There is a lot of fishing in the morvan. If you walk a bit down from our house you have a beautiful fishing spot. At least when we do our daily running round, we always see French fishermen standing on the bridge. For fishing you need a fishing card

Bicycles
The Morvan has a network of cycle paths for VTT (mountain bikes). But you can also make beautiful trips on small roads from village to village on a regular bicycle with gears or a racing bicycle.

tree climbing
Young and old can enjoy tree climbing in one of the adventure parks in the area. The nearest is in Avallon. The climbing tours range from very simple for the little ones to very difficult for the more experienced climber.

Whitewater canoeing
Those who like adventurous water fun can go white water canoeing nearby. There are several nearby for quiet trips and more adventurous trips