Surroundings

The yurt is located in the middle of a meadow with a view on an hilly scenery of woodlands and forests. Here, everything is mild and serene.
Its shape, its colorful furniture, painted according to the Mongolian tradition and their cozy atmosphere will bring you a setting conducive to rest and healing.

Vers les Bois, where we live, is one of several Donzy le National hamlets. It is admittedly a small village, but with loads of vitality and dynamisn. A place well-known for its cinema festivals "Ciné Pause" which celebrated its 20 year birthday in 2010.

Cluny, situated at 7 km, offers all services but equally numerous activities, shows and festivals all year round that can be checked at the tourist office (concerts, theaters, exhibitions, cinema, swimming pool, horse riding, acces to the green lane (voie verte)).

The South of Burgundy, it's also an inescapable heritage (roman churches, abbeys, basilica)

• Taizé international center of spirituality (8 km from Cluny)
• Medieval and Renaissance castles and fortresses (Cormatin castle and gardens at 12 km from Cluny, Saint-Gengoux-le-National medieval site...)
• Gallo-Roman and prehistoric vestiges (Mont-Beuvray Bibracte, Solutré, Azé and Blanot caves
• An exhibited nature (European forest and wood galerie at Dompierre-les-Ormes, Eden center at Cuisery...)
• Numerous arts and crafts professionals (potery, ironwork, cutlery, turned wood...)

On the wine trail, you'll be able to taste white and red wines (Rully, Mercurey, Givry, Montagny en Côte Chalonnaise, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Loché, Saint-Véran, Viré-Clessé…en Mâconnais, Saint-Amour, Juliénas en Beaujolais).

A network of over 8000 km of hiking trails in a natural setting will enable you to discover a land rich in contrasts and multiple facets: Charolais groves, Beaujolais, Mâconnais and Côte Chalonnaise vigneyards, Morvan mountains and forests, Bresse region plain...
One of Saint-Jacques-de-compostelle grand hiking trail, of which the trail markings are symbolized by a yellow shell, starts at Cluny to reach the Puy-en-Velay.
The voie verte (green lane), completely asphalted and practicable by foot, cycling or rollers, enable you to discover the Lamartinien Val by joining Cluny to the old Charnay les Mâcon station (21 km trail, possible return by mini bus with bicycle racks).