{"id":351,"date":"2018-09-16T19:25:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T19:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vezelay.eu\/d\/?page_id=351"},"modified":"2020-06-08T14:24:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T14:24:30","slug":"surroundings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vezelay.eu\/e\/surroundings\/","title":{"rendered":"Surroundings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saint P\u00e8re sous V\u00e9zelay<\/h3>
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    Saint-P\u00e8re (350 inhabitants) is famous for its 800 year old church.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n

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    It has not been possible to outdo V\u00e9zelay, but the church is still exceptional.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n

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    The first monastery from 858, destroyed by Normans.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n

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    Les Fontaines Sal\u00e9es<\/h3>
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      Outside Saint P\u00e8re there are medicinal springs. The Celts worshipped here the goddess Sulis, the Romans Minerva. The Celtic sanctuary and the Roman bathhouse have been excavated.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n

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      The spring water, slightly radioactive and containing iodine, is still considered curative.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      V\u00e9zelay<\/h3>
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        V\u00e9zelay lies on the 300 meter high 'Scorpion Hill'.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n

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        In the walled city you can still feel the atmosphere of bygone times. In the Middle Ages, V\u00e9zelay was an important place of pilgrimage.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

        The caves of Arcy sur Cure<\/h3>
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          They are unknown, but spectacular: much older than Lascaux's, with children's handprints and many drawings of mammoths.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n

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          The 30,000-year-old cave paintings of Arcy-sur-Cure are 20 km downstream.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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          Pierre Perthuis<\/h3>
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            Upstream you find Pierre-Perthuis, a charming little village with a double bridge.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n

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            An extraordinary rock formation is called 'la Roche Perc\u00e9e'.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

            Noyers sur Serein<\/h3>
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              Noyers-sur-Serein is a charming little old town with old city walls, half-timbered houses.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n

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              Very close to the city a castle is being rebuilt in a medieval style.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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              Tonnerre<\/h3>
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                Tonnerre has a clear, deep blue-green spring. In Celtic times it was an important shrine.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n

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                The medieval hospital.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

                Fontenay<\/h3>
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                  In the woods to the east lies the well-preserved medieval monastery complex of Fontenay, a highlight in this field.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n

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                  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.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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                  Interactive Map<\/h3>\n

                  Click on the balloons to see pictures.<\/p>\n <\/div><\/li>\n <\/ul>