Located at the edge of the Yonne in the territory of the commune of Cruzy-le-Châtel, not far from Thunder, Tanlay and Ancy-le-Franc, the castle of Meaulnes is a unique monument in France by the pentagonal shape of its plan, centered around a stair-well.
This Renaissance Castle was built in the second half of the sixteenth century by influential sponsors.
More information: http://www.maulnes.fr
The Abbey of REIGNY, located in the commune of Vermenton, in Burgundy, was founded in 1128, by the Abbé Etienne of Toucy, monk of Clairvaux and under the authority of saint Bernard. Implanted in a frame exceptional by the Cure, land of counties of Auxerre and Nevers, the Abbey under the protection of Pope Eugene III in 1147 was very powerful and prosperous in the middle ages, she welcomed up to 300 monks.
More information: http://www.abbayedereigny.com/accueil/ | Tel: + 00 (33) 3 86 81 66 92
The site of D'Arcy on Cure (Yonne), major site for the study of the middle and upper Palaeolithic of North France, is located south of the Paris Basin, between Auxerre and Avallon.
It is formed by a set of caves dug by the Cure in a coral limestone massif emerged at the end of secondary school.
More information: https://www.grottes-arcy.net
The castle of Ancy-le-Franc is an amazing Renaissance palace on the lands of the Dukes of Burgundy.
The largest set of murals of the Renaissance is Ancy-le-Franc the direct rival of Fontainebleau.
More information: http://www.chateau-ancy.com/fr/ | Tel: + 33 (0) 3 86 75 14 63
The historic castle of Tanlay is one of the best examples of the architecture of the Renaissance in Burgundy.
More information: http://tanlay.squarespace.com | Tel: 03 86 75 70 61