Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Yonne

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.

Tour de l'Horloge
89200 Avallon

The Avallon Clock Tower, a 15th century fortified building, dominates the town of Avallon in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Built to prevent invasions, it peaks at 49 meters.

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.

Chemins de Compostelle - Voie de Vézelay
89450 Asquins

The church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur d'Asquins, a religious building of the twelfth and seventeenth centuries, dominates the village of Burgundy. A historic starting point for a track of Compostela, it combines medieval architecture and classified baroque decorations.

Château de style Renaissance
89150 Vallery

The Château des Condé, a Renaissance building dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries in Vallery (Yonne), combines medieval remains and refined architecture of Pierre Lescot, classified as a Historical Monument.

Maison à pan de bois
89100 Sens

The House of Abraham, a 16th-century half-timbered house located in Sens, is a rare example of Renaissance pan-wood architecture, classified as a historical monument since 1923.

Porte fortifiée
89390 Nuits

The fortified door of Nuits is a 16th century military building located in the village of Nuits, in the Yonne, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Registered as a historical monument, it marks the eastern entrance to the city.

Porte-de-ville
89500 Villeneuve-sur-Yonne

The gates of Sens and Joigny, built in the 1st quarter of the 19th century in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, form a listed monumental ensemble housing a museum of local history in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.