Guided tour in Autun – 2 hours

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Guided tour in Autun – 2 hours

Visit Autun with your official tour guide on a private guided walking tour.

Your private tour guide will meet you anywhere in Autun to start the tour. We recommend meeting in front of the cathedral.

Follow your guide to explore the historic center of Autun and understand the fascinating history of the city since its foundation in -13. The city was created under the emperor Augustus and named Augustodunum. It was the major town of the tribe called Eduens. The Eduens were the wealthiest and most educated foreign tribe within the roman empire.

Thanks to this tour you will discover the history and heritage of Autun. Your guide will immerse you into the glorious past of Autun. The city had the second biggest theater in the roman empire after Rome with a capacity of 20000 people. After seeing the vestiges of the theater you will see the roman wall and the roman gate. All those monuments were build in the 1st century.

You will also visit the cathedral Saint-Lazare from the 12th to understand the transformation of the city in the middle-ages.

Guided tour in Autun

Tour duration : 2 hours