Auxerre and surrounding area

- Auxerre : Gothic cathedral of St Stephen (12C Romanesque crypt), Abbey of Saint-Germain ( 9C crypt and frescoes, among the oldest wall paintings in Europe), picturesque Medieval streets, 15C Clock Tower, period half-timbered houses, local celebrities: Cadet Roussel, Paul Bert, Marie Noël, Rétif de la Bretonne…

- The Caves Bailly-Lapierre, housed in a former lime stone quarry, producing Crémant de Bourgogne ; - Saint-Bris-le-Vineux and Irancy vineyards , - Escolives-Sainte-Camille  : impressive Gallo-Roman finds. - Joigny  : church of Saint-Thibault, château des G ondi, church of Saint-Jean, Marcel Aymé's birth house, Jesse's tree.