Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Yonne

Grotte préhistorique
89270 Arcy-sur-Cure

The prehistoric caves of Arcy-sur-Cure, located in the Yonne in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, form a major archaeological complex of the Paleolithic, sheltering parietal art and human remains dating back more than 200,000 years, including Neanderthal traces and paintings among the oldest in France.

Eglise romane et gothique
89230 Pontigny

The Abbey of Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Edme de Pontigny, a 12th-century Cistercian church located in the Yonne, is now cathedral of the Mission de France and houses historical relics.

Source
89700 Tonnerre

The Dionne pit is an 18th-century Varclusian karst source located in Tonnerre, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, surrounded by a historic washyard classified as a historical monument since 1920.

Site gallo-romain
89290 Escolives-Sainte-Camille

The Gallo-Roman and Merovingian site of Escolives-Sainte-Camille, located in the Yonne, is a vast archaeological complex of 5 hectares including a villa, thermal baths and a Merovingian necropolis, occupied from the 1st century BC to the 8th century.

Enceinte
89420 Montréal

The enclosure of Montreal is a medieval fortification located in the Yonne, in Montreal, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Ranked a historical monument in 1923, it preserves the remains of its three original enclosures.

Maison classée MH
89520 Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye

Colette's home, built in the early 19th century in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (Yonne), is an emblematic place linked to the childhood and literary work of the French writer Colette, now listed as a Historic Monument.

Eglise romane et gothique
89000 Auxerre

Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece from the 12th–12th centuries in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, combines Romanesque crypt, medieval stained glass windows and unfinished facade, a witness to three centuries of enlivened construction in the Yonne.

Ferme
89350 Tannerre-en-Puisaye

The ancient ferry of Tannerre-en-Puisaye, located in the Yonne in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, is a vast Gallic and Gallic-Roman steel site, classified as a historical monument. Extending over 30 hectares, it bears witness to intense mining from the Iron Age to the Lower Roman Empire.