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Bibracte also held an important position as a trading center. Excavations revealed coins from various European regions, indicating Bibracte’s significance as a hub for trading imported goods. We visit the area where Bibracte’s largest shopping street was located, a place where thousands of people did their shopping and exchanged goods.
At the heart of Morvan forest, Bibracte has risen from the ashes over time. The city of the Aedui tribe witnessed some of the great events in Gallo-Roman history, and today there is an incredible visitor's centre there, and the site is listed as a "Grand Site de France": a 100% natural environment, ruins as far as the eye can see, an ultra modern museum...
4 good reasons to visit Bibracte 1 - Making history speak. 2,000 years ago, this Gallic town, capital of the Eduen people, dominated the Morvan from the heights of Mont Beuvray. This oppidum, visited by Vercingetorix and also by Caesar, was home to up to 10,000 inhabitants at its peak. Today, Bibracte is one of the largest archaeological sites ...
Bibracte is the name of an ancient Gallic town on Mount Beuvray, capital of the Eduens, one of the most powerful peoples of Gaul. In the museum, you will discover the daily life of its inhabitants and other Celtic peoples of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC. Discover, through objects from excavations, models, reconstructions and audiovisuals, their crafts, their agriculture, their trade, but also ...
THE COURSE. On the first floor, the visit begins with a presentation of the conditions that made possible the emergence of the oppida, these fortified towns that suddenly appeared in the 2nd century BC, over an immense territory stretching from the Atlantic to Central Europe. Using objects from various European museums (originals or copies), as ...
Jul 6, 2021 · To make sure you don't miss anything, explore the site on foot by following one of the three signposted paths: the Centre-ville de Bibracte (Bibracte town centre, 5.9 km, green signposting) offers an overview of the main remains, the Chemin de Maraude (Marauding way, 3 km, yellow signposting) offers spectacular panoramic views of the Morvan, while the Tour des remparts (Tower of the ramparts ...
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Bibracte. / 46.92306°N 4.03750°E / 46.92306; 4.03750. Bibracte, a Gallic oppidum (fortified settlement), was the capital of the Aedui and one of the most important hillforts in Gaul. It was located near modern Autun in Burgundy, France. The material culture of the Aedui corresponded to the Late Iron Age La Tène culture .
