Langres

We found some really good places to stop on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne and met some interesting people. We spent a few days at Langres, a hilltop medieval town with Roman origins and most of its ramparts still intact. The hill up from the port is quite steep. We took our bikes up once but ended up pushing them much of the way. (Coming back down was fun, though.) We walked the 3.5km around the ramparts which gave us some fantastic views across the countryside. I visited the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire and was surprised to find the archaeological section much more interesting than the art. They clearly have a lot of well-preserved Roman remains here. In fact, the mosaic was discovered on the site where they built the museum.