Chéu and its surroundings
Chéu village
In Chéu, there is a bakery/grocery store, a café, an organic vegetable market gardener, a riding centre and tennis courts with free access to gîte guests.For those keen on flying, there is "Ailes Florentinoises", gliding, parachuting and micro-light flying are available at the St Florentin-Chéu aerodrome. .
For hikers there are forest and countryside footpaths close to the village.
Swimming pool 6km away, the Burgundy canal, river and railway station are 3km away..
Chéu is situated 6 km from St Florentin ( Renaissance church with stained glass windows from the "champenoise" school, canal bridge, public garden...) and 7 km from Pontigny (Cistercian abbey) and several kilometres from the closest Chablis wine producers..
The fountain gargoyle
in Saint Florentin
© OTSI Saint Florentin
Excursions from Chéu
Arcy-sur-Cure, Auxerre, Avallon, Chablis, Guédelon, Joigny, Noyers-sur-Serein, Tanlay, Tonnerre, Troyes, Vézelay are some recommended places to visit, not to forget the Forest d'Othe, the golf courses at Roncemay and Tanlay, acro branch in Laborde (near Auxerre). For other recreational, sporting or cultural activities, you can consult the information at your disposal in the gîte..
For those interested in gastronomy: Mireille and Daniel will give you some addresses where you can sample snails, foie gras and duck fillets, also Soumaintrain and Saint Florentin cheeses ( made with cows milk), cider from the Forest d'Othe and of course, our local wines: Chablis, Chitry, Irancy, Côtes d'Auxerre, Coulanges, Epineuil and not forgetting Champagne as we are close to the Champagne vineyards.
