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Saint Père sous Vézelay

Saint-Père (350 inhabitants) is famous for its 800 year old church.
It has not been possible to outdo Vézelay, but the church is still exceptional.
The first monastery from 858, destroyed by Normans.

Les Fontaines Salées

Outside Saint Père there are medicinal springs. The Celts worshipped here the goddess Sulis, the Romans Minerva. The Celtic sanctuary and the Roman bathhouse have been excavated.
The spring water, slightly radioactive and containing iodine, is still considered curative.

Vézelay

Vézelay lies on the 300 meter high 'Scorpion Hill'.
In the walled city you can still feel the atmosphere of bygone times. In the Middle Ages, Vézelay was an important place of pilgrimage.

The caves of Arcy sur Cure

They are unknown, but spectacular: much older than Lascaux's, with children's handprints and many drawings of mammoths.
The 30,000-year-old cave paintings of Arcy-sur-Cure are 20 km downstream.

Pierre Perthuis

Upstream you find Pierre-Perthuis, a charming little village with a double bridge.
An extraordinary rock formation is called 'la Roche Percée'.

Noyers sur Serein

Noyers-sur-Serein is a charming little old town with old city walls, half-timbered houses.
Very close to the city a castle is being rebuilt in a medieval style.

Tonnerre

Tonnerre has a clear, deep blue-green spring. In Celtic times it was an important shrine.
The medieval hospital.

Fontenay

In the woods to the east lies the well-preserved medieval monastery complex of Fontenay, a highlight in this field.
The abbey church, the monastery, the saw hall, the carp ponds: everything looks as if the medieval monks had left it there, but could return any time soon.

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