A few suggestions around Auxerre
Sites to enjoy!
There are an array of sites around Auxerre to delight our youngest visitors! Just one hour at the most from Auxerre, you can:
- visit the Dautin Mill in Migé, the only one in Burgundy to grind its grain by wind energy (+33 (0)3.86.42.51.00).
- discover Reigny's Abbey (12nd centrury) and its concerts (+33(0)3.86.81.59.30)
- see the ancient tools at the Museum of Laduz, where a collection of 100,000 items attests to daily life. A workshop that makes wooden animals for merry-go-rounds also features in the museum grounds. Temporary exhibitions and specific events are organised all year round (+33 (0)3.86.73.70.08).
- learn about book-engraving techniques at the Centre d'Art de la Métairie Bruyère in Parly (+33 (0)3.86.44.21.35)
- visit the prehistoric caves in Arcy sur Cure, evidence of human civilisation over 30,000 years ago (+33 (0)3.86.81.90.63).
- go for a wander along the cycle path running alongside the railway, setting from from Villiers Saint-Benoît to explore the countryside with your family (+33 (0)3.86.45.70.05)
- visit the superb castle of Ancy le Franc (16th century), created by Serlio (+33 (0)3.86.75.14.63)
- marvel at the amazing collection of Alain Bourbonnais at the Fabuloserie de Dicy, and at the extraordinary merry-go-round of petit Pierre"" (+33 (0)3.86.63.74.80)
- go back to the olden days at the Mediaeval Site of Guédelon, where craftsmen are working with traditional tools to rebuild a fortified château (+33 (0)3.86.45.66.66).
