Auxerre and its surroundings …
… have many sites to propose to you for one day visit or more according to your desires while radiating around Bichonnière.
Stephan and Julia will help you as well as possible that they can to tell you the directions to be taken and where to go according to your desires.
AUXERRE:
Some useful links… as an indication:
official site of the tourist bureau: http://www.ot-auxerre.fr/
Official site of the town hall of Auxerre: http://www.auxerre.com/
For the unconditional ones of football: http://www.aja.fr/
Site of the Service Leisures reception: http://www.tourisme-yonne.com
Hiring of livable boats: Connoisseur Migennes
Some excursions or one day walk:
(to click on the titles to reach the links)
From "La Bichonnière" it will take you one day to visit the following places without you to hurry. These sites are between 15 and 35 kilometers from our premises:
Medieval city on the "eternal hill". Visit not to be missed. Sounds and lights during summer, concerts and for the gourmets or greedy, its famous restaurants that it is not allowed for us to quote.
An astonishing Renaissance palace on the lands of the Dukes of Burgundy…
Since the XIIIth century, the Castle of Ratilly dominates the town and the valley of the Vrille…
Older than 1000 years, the Castle of Saint-Fargeau is the most important historic site of Puisaye Forterre…
Do not miss to go there to see its impressive "son et lumière" displays and listen to the blow of the hunting horns the evening in its main courtyard.
The astonishing construction of a medieval castle in the heart of Puisaye, Burgundy…
Large and majestic Abbey of Pontigny, founded in 1114 by the Cistercian monks …
For the flâneurs, walkers, the “not-amateurs” of old Stephan stones and Julia propose to you to visit Toucy (birthplace of Pierre Larousse) and its market of Saturday, the towns of Seignelay, Noyers, Tonnerre or Chablis, Irancy, St Breaking where visits of cellars are essential (attention with the alcohol abuse… it can be dangerous).
If however enough you do not have you can revive the legs with a turn of cyclo-rail of Puisaye or should visit the caves of Arcy on Cure, to bathe you in the Serene one, the Cure or in the artificial lake of the Bumblebee while passing by the park of Boutissaint where the animals in freedom côtoient themselves with the greatest joy of the visitors. You will be able also to balance you with the summit of the trees in the close “park of adventures” or to go to see the potters of St Amand and the Colette museum.
Possibility of hiring of “barge”, true livable pleasure boat for river walks on Yonne and its channels. Strongly advised reservation. Ask us, we will be made a pleasure of informing you.
Your hosts
Stephan and Julia
so long…
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