We visited Burgundy two weeks ago and as usual we spent time visiting museums, charming villages, sampling the local food and drinking wine. One of the visits we planned was to Châtillon-sur-Seine and the treasure of Vix. Now I had seen images of the vase and burial pieces, but like Sutton Hoo I was unprepared into how fabulous it was. The vase stands at 1.64m (5.4ft) and has the most fantastic carving and motifs surrounding the handles and rim. The gold Torc is also incredible, with the finest gold working I have seen on a la Tene period piece. The burial representation also was fantastic especially the reconstruction of the chariot wheels. The museum also houses a large number of Roman period pieces and items of Marshal Marmont who was locally born and is also buried in Châtillon-sur-Seine.
I would certainly encourage you to visit this museum, it is a real gem.
