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Abbaye Saint-Germain

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Location: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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1. Around Auxerre — loop

5.34km

01:24

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2. Tour de l'Horloge – Abbaye Saint-Germain loop from Les Conches

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3. Place Saint Nicolas – Tour de l'Horloge loop from Auxerre

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Nordhesse

July 30, 2022

The Abbaye Saint-German can be reached during the "Cadet Roussel" itinerary. A visit to the church is free of charge, there is also the possibility to visit the museum or with a guide for a small fee.
An interesting church, with excavations in the basement and temporary exhibitions inside the church.

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Scout Jens

June 12, 2023

The site is open from 10 a.m. and can be visited free of charge. Deckchairs are available in the cloister for a shady and quiet break. The museums are worth a visit. You learn a lot about the history of the city, which dates back to at least the 5th century.
The church shows that it has been rebuilt several times. The archaeological crypt located under the forecourt of today's church is very impressive.
You should plan enough time for a visit. It took me almost two hours to get a first overview.

"The former Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre is located north of the city center of Auxerre. Bishop Germanus of Auxerre founded it and provided his family with land outside the then city walls and lands to ensure its existence.
The first building of the monastery was a simple chapel. At the beginning of the 6th century, the Merovingian Queen Chrodechild, the wife of King Clovis I, had the chapel converted into a basilica.
Fires in the 11th and 12th centuries necessitated extensive renovations to the nave in the second half of the 12th century; Only the southern tower of the Romanesque double-tower facade that was erected at the time has survived.
The monastery was partially destroyed by Huguenots in 1567, secularized in 1810 and partially demolished the following year. The nave was reduced to its Gothic parts, which were given a neo-Gothic facade in 1817: the preserved south tower is now not connected to the basilica as a result of this measure.

The Musée-Abbaye Saint-Germain is now on the site of the abbey. Musée d'Art et d'Histoire d'Auxerre."
More about the story here: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Germain_d%E2%80%99Auxerre

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