Premeaux-Prissey: Wine, Architectural History and Water Activities

Premeaux-Prissey offers a destination for trip planning where local history, viticulture and water activities each provide a different focus. If you are looking for a hotel in Premeaux-Prissey, these themes can help you decide what kind of stay you want. Alongside a Romanesque church, there is a medieval gable, a history of viticulture and a specific leisure activity.

The church and medieval heritage

Saint-Martin de Prissey is a Romanesque church dating from the 11th century, remodeled around the 13th century. Its Romanesque origins and later alterations can be distinguished. The church has been listed as a historic monument since 1979. The portal, renovated in the 19th century, is excluded from this listing. When considering the church, it is therefore useful to distinguish its architectural history from the scope of its listing. The church preserves several tombstones and other works that have been included in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments. These include the tombstone of Charles de Saulx, lord of Prissey, who died in 1474. The building phases, heritage protection and tombs each offer their own points of reference in time.

Another historic feature is the surviving gable of the medieval leprosarium of Saint-Bernard. It is set into the wall of a property on the national road; its inscription indicates that it was founded in the 12th century. Here, the focus is on a single surviving architectural feature. The inscription links it to the period of the foundation. This distinguishes it from Saint-Martin as a historical point of reference, where the church, its history of alterations and the tombstones provide the context.

Viticulture and winery visits

The commune includes ten Premier Cru plots, eight of which are known as Clos. The eight so-called Clos make up the majority of the commune’s ten Premier Cru plots. Visiting a winery requires separate planning: several wineries generally welcome visitors for wine tastings and cellar tours by prior appointment. If you would like to include a tasting or tour in your stay, arrange your visit in advance with the winery concerned. The number of plots describes vineyard sites, whereas tastings and cellar tours are specific visitor offerings at individual wineries.

Water activities at the leisure complex

TNCO is located at the Saule Guillaume leisure complex in Premeaux-Prissey, where it offers water and leisure activities. The facilities include a water-ski lift with five cable pulleys. There is also an inflatable aquapark, accessible to children aged six and over. The water-ski lift is equipped with five cable pulleys, whereas the minimum age of six applies to the inflatable aquapark. If you are planning a visit with children, you can apply this age requirement specifically to the aquapark.

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