Where the authentic Burgundy reveals itself to you, rich and rustic...
During the summer, a supervised municipal beach is open (entrance 5 €)
All around Villeneuve chateaux are opened for visits.
Ratilly-Treilly is a château I visit regularly. From the outside an austere fortress dating from the XIII cent.; flowery and charming when you enter the courtyard. Stoneware pottery with irresistible colours are made here. Concerts are given in the attics in the summer.
St Julien-du-Sault is in the neighbourhood of Villeneuve-sur-Yonne. The crusaders built a magnificent church here with memorable stain glass windows. The medieval village is full of charm and modesty.
Auxerre is imposing with a rich and powerful history. The monuments must be seen.
Sens boasts of the oldest gothic cathedral. The archbishop palace houses a museum and I love the covered market.
Those who have read Colette want to visit her remarkable museum in the château of St Sauveur-en-Puisaye, her birth place.
Young and old want to see the construction of the medival Château of Guédelon. Take your time they have another 36 years to go.
In the Château of St Fargeau you can still hear the plaintive sighs of ‘La Grande Mademoiselle’, cousin of Louis XIV, re-enacted every summer’ week-end, in a grandiose pageantry.
You don’t know Burgundy if you haven’t visited the elegant Château of Tanlay, near Tonnere, Chablis and the one of the oldest villages in France, Noyer-sur-Serein.
I’ m endlessly boasting of the beauties of l’Yonne. Better come and see for yourself.
St Julien-du-Sault is in the neighbourhood of Villeneuve-sur-Yonne. The crusaders built a magnificent church here with memorable stain glass windows. The medieval village is full of charm and modesty.
Auxerre is imposing with a rich and powerful history. The monuments must be seen.
Sens boasts of the oldest gothic cathedral. The archbishop palace houses a museum and I love the covered market.
Those who have read Colette want to visit her remarkable museum in the château of St Sauveur-en-Puisaye, her birth place.
Young and old want to see the construction of the medival Château of Guédelon. Take your time they have another 36 years to go.
In the Château of St Fargeau you can still hear the plaintive sighs of ‘La Grande Mademoiselle’, cousin of Louis XIV, re-enacted every summer’ week-end, in a grandiose pageantry.
You don’t know Burgundy if you haven’t visited the elegant Château of Tanlay, near Tonnere, Chablis and the one of the oldest villages in France, Noyer-sur-Serein.
I’ m endlessly boasting of the beauties of l’Yonne. Better come and see for yourself.