Spend an exceedingly magical day in Anis country
Just follow your nose and let the gentle aroma of aniseed lead you through the streets and into the heart of the historic Benedictine monastery. Step inside and absorb the beauty of the abbey, the abundance of tins and packets of sweets, and the confectioners coming hither and thither.
CONTACT / BOOKING
Please book your visit in advance
+33 (0)3 80 96 29 01
magasin@anisdeflavigny.com
Booking recommended for individuals and required for groups.
Where can you stay, and where can you eat?
Visit the Flavigny town hall website.
Enjoy a sneak preview of the tour by clicking this link:
Anis workshop opening hours
From 9 February 3rd to November 11th, guided tours from Monday to Friday :
• in the morning between 9:20 and 11:20,
• in the afternoon between 14:00 and 16:20. (until 16:40 in July and August)
Departure every 40 minutes.
Closed: weekends, public holidays, from January 1st to February 8th and November 12th to 2025 February.
Booking recommended for individuals and required for groups.
Opening hours for the Crypt, the Museum, the Shop and the Café
From 08 January to 08 February
• Closed from Monday to Friday
• Saturday: from 10:00 to 18:00
• Sunday: from 10:00 to 17:00
From 09 February to 05 April
• Monday to Friday: from 09:00 to 17:00
• Saturday: from 10:00 to 18:00
• Easter Sunday and Easter Monday: from 10:00 to 17:00
From 06 April to 05 July
• Monday to Friday: from 09:00 to 18:00
• Saturday, public holidays and long weekends: from 10:00 to 19:00
• Sunday: from 10:00 to 18:00
Closed on May the 1st.
From 06 July to 01 September
• Monday to Friday: from 09:00 to 19:00
• Saturday, Sunday, public holidays and long weekends: from 10:00 to 19:00
From 02 September to 03 November
• Monday to Friday: from 09:00 to 18:00
• Saturday and public holidays: from 10:00 to 19:00
• Sunday: from 10:00 to 18:00
From 04 to 11 November
• Monday to Friday: from 09:00 to 17:00
• Saturday: from 10:00 to 18:00
• Sunday: from 10:00 to 17:00
From 12 November to 19 December
• Closed from Monday to Friday
• Saturday: from 10:00 to 18:00
• Sunday: from 10:00 to 17:00
Christmas holidays (from 20 December 2023 to 5 January 2025)
• All week: from 10:00 to 19:00 (except the 24 and 31 Dec: from 10:00 to 16:00)
Closed on Christmas Day, New Year’s Day 2025.
Access to visits
Access to the Anis workshop must be via a staircase *. For people who cannot access the second floor, a film detailing all the stages in the making of our candy is shown in the video room located on the ground floor.
For the crypt, the Anis museum, the former workshops, the video room and the shop, there is no gauge and the spaces are without any steps.
* The Anis workshop is located within the Abbey itself, access by stairs cannot be changed.
Getting here
By car or bicycle
4 rue de l’Abbaye
21150 Flavigny-sur-Ozerain – France
GPS coordinates:
Latitude 47.5114247 / Longitude 4.5295583
Car park accessible, 220m from the Factory (suitable for campervans)
Bus parking accessible, 190m from the Factory
Bicycle parking at the Factory
By TGV or TER train
Montbard TGV station, 23km from the Anis Factory (1 hour between Paris
and Montbard)
Laumes-Alésia TER station, 8km from the Anis Factory
By boat
Via the Canal de Bourgogne: boat launch at Venarey-les-Laumes, 9km from the Anis Factory
Welcome to Anis de Flavigny, labelled Cyclists Welcome
We are happy to provide you :
• bicycle rack,
• toilet facilities and water distribution,
• useful information about cycle route.
Please, ask our staff for :
• a repair kit for the little problems,
• a electrical outlet to charge electrical equipment (telephone, electric bike, GPS…),
• to deposit your luggage inside the building.
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is located 10 kilometers far from Venarey-les-Laumes where there is the cycle route (about 26 minutes by bike).
Further information
You can download the Vélibook « practical guide for the Burgundy Canal when roaming from Migennes to Dijon » that will answer all your questions about this route: restaurants, accommodation, type of surface…
Tourist office Pays d’Alésia & de la Seine
1 avenue de la Gare, 21150 Venarey-les-Laumes
Tel. : + 33 3 80 96 89 13
Website: www.alesia-tourisme.net
Bike rental and repair companies
Venarey Cycles
2 rue de Semur, 21150 Venarey-les-Laumes
Tel. : + 33 3 80 96 01 33
Mail : venareycycles@yahoo.fr
More informations: www.francevelotourisme.com/accueil-velo
There’s more to discover in our region: #EPIC HISTORY in Burgundy
While you’re deep in Burgundy, between Auxois and Morvan, take the time to discover some of our fabled mediaeval villages, such as Flavigny-sur-Ozerain and Noyers-sur-Serein. These have been awarded “Most Beautiful Villages in France” – and don’t miss Semur-en-Auxois, Saulieu or Avallon either. Any architecture buff will fall deeply in love with the châteaux at Bussy-Rabutin, Ancy-le-France, Tanlay and Bazoches. There’s also the unmissable basilica in Vézelay and the Abbey of Fontenay, both listed by Unesco. While going from one to the other, make sure you stop off in the town of Montbard. If features a museum and park dedicated to Buffon, the celebrated naturalist and friend of Diderot, as well as Buffon’s Great Forge. These offer a wonderful glimpse back into the Enlightenment. If this is a little too much, you can take a relaxing walk in nature, down by the Sources of the Seine. Lastly, if you’re in search of even more history, come and meet the Celts at the Trésor de Vix (at the Châtillonais Museum) and the Gauls at Muséoparc Alésia. #ÉPIQUES ÉPOQUES en Bourgogne
For visitors who’d rather follow their taste buds: Three Cheers for Bourgogne-Franche-Comté!
Or if you’d rather just get on your bike: The Tour de Bourgogne cycle route