Yonne: what to see and do
21 sites listed in the département. A Burgundy land on the doorstep of Paris, the Yonne cultivates a renowned wine heritage around Chablis and a rich medieval legacy with Auxerre and Vézelay, whose basilica is listed by UNESCO. This département charms with the gentleness of its landscapes between vines and forests.
La Fosse Dionne
This Vauclusian spring, with a variable but perpetual flow, greatly intrigued our ancestors, who called it "divine" (fons divona, whence Dionne).
Château d'Ancy-le-Franc
Château de Chastellux
Château de Druyes
It was built at the end of the reign of Philip Augustus and is the perfect example of the castles that succeeded the fortresses of the Middle Ages.
Château de Maulnes
Château de Pisy
Château de Ragny
Château de Saint-Fargeau
Château de Tanlay
Château de Vallery
Château du Chastenay
Grotte d'Arcy sur Cure
Guédelon
Building in the Yonne, in Burgundy, a fortress with the materials and according to the methods of the 13th century.
Musée de l'aventure du son
Noyers
Encircled by a loop of the Serein, ringed with ramparts and towers, Noyers offers the visitor pleasant cobbled streets, small squares, a fifteenth-century church and attractive houses.
Parc naturel de Boutissaint
Pierre percée
Rochers du Saussois
The Rochers du Saussois are a unique place to be introduced to climbing. Besides this sporting asset, these rocks offer from their summits a magnificent view over the whole Yonne valley.
Vézelay
A high place of pilgrimage since the twelfth century, the basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine at Vézelay stands on top of a high hill overlooking the Cure, on the edge of the Morvan regional park.
Auxerre
