라 샤펠 쉬르 오레즈 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Eutropius, 1st bishop of Saintes, and martyr, converted many people in the poor districts of Saintes, including Eustelle, the governor's daughter. Hilary was, in the middle of the 4th century, the first bishop of Poitiers known with certainty and one of the great Christian authors. Exiled for having defended the Trinitarian faith in a Gaul acquired to Arianism, he wrote his most famous work, the De Trinitate, and returned from the East to end his days in Poitiers in 367 or 368. (diocese of Poitiers - some saints from Poitou and elsewhere).

The church of Pont sur Yonne can be said to be entirely Gothic and certainly one of the oldest Gothic churches in France, just as the cathedral of SENS, 10km from Pont, is the first Gothic cathedral ever built in France. They can both be dated to the same period of construction, namely the end of the 12th century, between 1162 and 1169.

Beautiful remains. But don't worry, the new bridge is very solid.

A historical site that arouses curiosity

Lovely place for a bike ride.

The remains of the old bridge are the remains of an old stone bridge built under Louis XIV and partially destroyed during the wars of 1814 and 1940. You can admire the three arches which still stand over the Yonne, as well as the aqueduct de la Vanne which is nearby and which was also dynamited by the French army in 1940.

Well the name of the pass is probably correct but it is not about the Alps! The climb contains a segment at 10%.

The small town of Pont s / Yonne takes its name, known since the 9th century, from its location at the meeting point of two major communication routes linking Paris to Burgundy and was throughout the Middle Ages an active place of river trade and road. But, of wood or stone, the bridges were often destroyed by floods or ice. Also, in 1684, Louis XIV entrusted his famous architect Liberal Bruant, author of the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris, with the realization of a new work. Several times overhauled, this bridge was decommissioned as part of a reorganization of the crossing of the Yonne by a new bridge, then dynamited in 1940. Much of the remains were further destroyed in the post-war years. With its three remaining arches, it is one of the monuments selected by the mission for the preservation of heritage. More prosaically, it is now organized like a promontory with a terrace, very pleasant for having a coffee. Good to know: the Pont s / Yonne market, very well stocked, takes place every Sunday morning in the streets of the city center. It is also an opportunity to buy a small snack ...