Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Yonne

Château fort
89560 Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines

The Druyes Castle, built in the 12th century in Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines (Yonne), is an emblematic example of Philippian architecture, with its circular towers and square plan. Ruined but listed historic monument, it dominates a marshy valley in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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.

Pont médiéval
89450 Pierre-Perthuis

The bridge over the Cure de Pierre-Perthuis, known as the "bridge of Ternos", is an 18th-century donkey bridge located in the Yonne, classified as a historical monument in 1921 for its preserved architecture.

Lavoir
89560 Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines

The Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines washyard, built in 1831 in the Yonne, is a typical 19th century neo-classical monument, inscribed in the Historical Monuments since 1997 for its remarkable architecture and its past social role.

Château de style Renaissance
89170 Saint-Fargeau

The castle of Saint-Fargeau, a 15th century medieval building, is an imposing fortified castle located in Saint-Fargeau in the Yonne, Burgundy-Franche-Comté, famous for its pentagonal architecture and its history linked to the French nobility.

Tour de l'Horloge
89460 Deux Rivières

The Clock Tower of Cravant is a 14th century fortified building located in Cravant, Yonne, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. It was listed as a historic monument in 1926 and dominates the village.

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.

Tour de l'Horloge
89000 Auxerre

The Auxerre Clock Tower, built in the 15th century, is a Gothic clock tower located in the historic centre of Auxerre (Yonne). Ranked a historic monument in 1862, it houses a rare astronomical mechanism combining solar hours, lunars and moon phases.