This château on the banks of the River Armançon is one of Burgundy's finest residences. It was built for Antoine III de Clermont, Dauphiné's governor and husband of Anne-Françoise de Poitiers, from 1542 to 1550, according to plans by Sebastiano Serlio, a talented Italian architect who came to the court of François I He played a significant role in introducing the principles of Italian Renaissance architecture to France. The elegant courtyard and murals have been beautifully restored.