Hiking - St Trivier de Courtes and the Saracen chimneys

Grandval farmhouse, named after an ancient parish, has been brought back to life by Morgan Benoît, the new owner since 2021. The great room, with its fireplace and period furniture, is open to visitors by special arrangement during the Heritage Days.The Grandval farmhouse dates back to the very early 16th century. The oak used to support the Saracen fireplace was felled in 1503. The Saracen fireplace was listed as a historic monument in 1925, and the body of the house in 1981. In 2021, the farm was bought by Benoît Morgan, a heritage enthusiast from Mézériat, where his grandparents and great-grandparents were millers. The farm is open for Heritage Days in September. In 2023, more than 400 people visited it. PLEASE NOTE: Exceptionally open on request and for the European Heritage Days.

Cette petite ferme se caractérise par un toit très pentu, couvert de tuiles plates, ainsi qu'en Bresse Bourguignonne. Pas étonnant si l'on considère la proximité de cette dernière…La mitre de sa cheminée sarrasine est en forme de clocher d'inspiration romane et est surmontée d'une croix en fer forgé. A l'intérieur, la hotte a été obstruée. La cheminée et la toiture sont inscrites MH depuis 1944. La poutre maîtresse du rez-de-chaussée est datée de 1505 mais une autre poutre, apparemment réemployée, est datée de 1453. Aujourd'hui, des bâtiments agricoles annexes plus ou moins récents jouxtent ce qui est encore la ""maison"". La ferme est toujours en activité.

Ferme Bressane avec cheminée sarrasine classée monument historique.Ferme-auberge, datant du 16ème siècle, partiellement reconstruite à l'identique par les architectes de France suite à un incendie en 1992, la bâtisse principale est classée monument historique et fait office de ferme auberge (2 salles de restaurant.) Visite réservée aux clients de l'auberge ses jours d'ouverture, le reste du temps, le bâtiment est en partie d'habitation privée.

The Montalibord farmhouse features a Saracen-style mantel with a square, pyramidal bolster of an uncommonly abraded form. It is surmounted by a wrought-iron cross and its sides are decorated with triangular imbrications.Dendrochronological analyses show that the house was built in 1450, 1517-1518 and underwent several alterations in 1780. The chimney and roof were listed in 1944, and the whole farmhouse in 1974. Beautifully flowered in fine weather, it is still in business today (Charolais cattle, pond fishing and tourist accommodation = gîte and chambres d'hôtes). Inhabited until the mid-70s, it still has an open-air fireplace and period furniture (19th c. or even earlier), in particular an imposing archebanc (ancestral bench) with storage and a table. Also on display are a salt chair, a four-poster bed, tables and benches for meals, a tourti (bread ladder), a sink stone, a chest... In the old rooms, a presentation of the farm from 1932 to the present day, with a few tools and photos showing the evolution of farming techniques, but also the philosophy that has always prevailed on this farm over the three generations that have succeeded one another: the quest for quality. The eco-museum can be visited daily. Guided tours available on request.