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Auxerre et l’Auxerrois

You’ll be pleasantly surprised !

Auxerre, a real treasure in Burgundy

Tourist Guide

2010 2011

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Welcome !

Coming to Auxerre

By the road

A6 Motorway Paris-Lyon

170 km from Paris and 150 km from Dijon

In camping-car

Welcome place for camping-cars on

“Quai de la République” in Auxerre

(in front of the Tourist Office)

Services places for camping-cars in the

campsite in Auxerre and in Gurgy

By train

Train station in Auxerre

Timetables available on

www.voyages-sncf.com

TGV “Yonne Med” in direction to Lyon

(2 hours) and Marseille (4 hours) from

Laroche-Migennes

By plane

Auxerre-Branches airfield

Phone : +33 (0)3 86 48 31 89

By urban transports

Rapides de Bourgogne,

Phone : +33 (0)3 86 94 95 00

The villages in the

Auxerre region

Appoigny

Augy

Auxerre

Bleigny-le-Carreau

Branches

Charbuy

Chevannes

Chitry-le-Fort

Gurgy

Monéteau

Montigny-la-Resle

Perrigny

Quenne

Saint-Bris-le-Vineux

Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche

Vallan

Venoy

Villefargeau

Villeneuve-Saint-Salves

Textes

Valérie Thomas,

Office de Tourisme

de l’Auxerrois

Conception et Réalisation

Flamand Publicité,

Appoigny 03 86 53 23 04

Photographies

Josette Laliaux, Direction

de la Communication

ville d’Auxerre

Photo couverture

Christian Flamand

Modèle mains

Dominique Jeanson

Dépôt légal Avril 2010

Yonne map

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Inform you !

Main office

1/2, quai de la République

89000 AUXERRE

Phone : +33 (0)3 86 52 06 19

Fax : +33 (0)3 86 51 23 27

e-mail : info@ot-auxerre.fr

http://www.ot-auxerre.fr/english.html

Opening hours

Open all year and everyday except on the

25 th of december and the 1 st of january.

• High season (15 june to 15 september) :

From monday to saturday from 9:00 to 1:00

pm and from 2.00 to 7:00 pm. Sundays and

bank holidays from 9:30 to 1:00 pm and

from 3.00 to 6.30 pm.

• Low season (16 september to 14 june) :

From monday to friday from 9:30 to 12:30

and from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. Saturdays from

9:30 to 12:30 and from 2:00 to 6:30 pm.

Sundays and bank holidays from 10:00 am

to 1:00 pm.

Services to the public

• Tourist information

• Guided tours for groups and individuals

• Rental of electric boats, hybrid bikes or

electric bikes

• Hotel and Bed and Breakfast reservations

in Auxerre and its surrounding area

• Foreign currency changed (only during

sundays and bank holidays)

• Sale of tickets for shows in Auxerre and its

department

• Regional shop : maps, guidebooks,

posters, postcards and the polished

glazed solid bronze of Cadet Roussel

• The voyageur : an “eco-fun”, and audio-

guided tour in an electric vehicle.

New !

• Online reservation of show and concert

tickets, guided visits and electric boats.

Not forgetting our online souvenir gift shop at

www.ot-auxerre.fr

Services to the professionals

• Organisation of tourist tours in the

department

• Welcome groups, accommodations and

guided tours.

Summary

Welcome in Auxerre

Town centre office

7, place de l’Hôtel de Ville

Phone : +33 (0)3 86 51 03 26

Fax : +33 (0)3 86 51 03 26

e-mail : ot.bis.auxerre@wanadoo.fr

http://www.ot-auxerre.fr/english.html

The tourist Office of Auxerre

Discovering the heritage of Auxerre

Visiting the heritage of Auxerre

Well-laid plans in Auxerre

Opening hours

Open all year from tuesday to saturday and

every day during the high season.

• High season (15 june to 15 september) :

From monday to saturday from 10:00 to

12:30 and from 1:30 to 7:00 pm and

sundays in july and august from 10:00 to

1:00 pm and from 2:30 to 6:30 pm.

• Middle season (15 april to 14 june) :

From 10:00 to 12:30 and from 1:30 to

6:00 pm (6:30 on saturdays).

• Low season (16 september to 14 april) :

From 10:00 to 12:00 and from 1:30 to

6:00 pm (6:30 on saturdays).

The wines : Taste !

Fine food : Appreciate !

The green tourism

Exploring the Auxerre region

Sports and leisure activities

Cultural activities

Entertainment

The Tourist Office of Auxerre

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Discover !

The heritage of the town of Auxerre

With its historical heritage, Auxerre awared the title of

“City of art” in 1995

Saint-Germain Abbey

This abbey is an almost intact monastic

complex founded on the 5th century.

You can see the abbey church from the

13 th and 14 th centuries and its crypts

from the 9 th century, the cloister with

its architecture of the 17 th century and

the cellar where you discover several

exhibitions during the year. The City

History museum has been set up in the

old dorters (from the 17 th century).

You cannot finish your visit without

visiting the for-nave of the abbey,

which has been the site of an important

archaeological dig.

Prices can changed during the season.

Phone : +33 (0)3 86 18 05 50

The stained glass windows in the choir

and transept endow the inside with a

particular tonality and are some of the

most beautifully preserved in France.

Finally, you cannot leave the cathedral

without visiting the crypts with the

famous unusual mural of Christ on

horseback and the treasure where

you have jewels, paintings like

La déposition de croix of Luca Penni.

Saint-Germain Abbey

Archaeological Museum

The restored monastic buildings house

the town of Auxerre’s collections, while

the 17 th century dormitories accommo-

date the prehistoric and gallo-roman

archaeological collections and four new

rooms around the cloister present the

medieval collections.

Visits of the cathedral : the cathedral

is open all year from mi-november to

mi-march : from monday to saturday

from 7:30 to 5:00 pm and sundays

from 8:30 to 5:00 pm.

From mi-march to mi-november :

from monday to saturday from 7:30

to 6:00 pm and sundays from 8:30

to 6:00 pm.

Let you invite

by the

marvellous

monuments

of Auxerre and

its medieval

historical centre,

the second

largest

protected

centre in

Burgundy.

Visits : open from wednesday to sunday.

Closed on monday and tuesday and

some bank holidays (1 st and 8 of may,

1 st and 11 of november, 25 th of december

and 1 st of january).

Summer season (1 st of may -

30 th of september) : from 10:00 to

12:00 and from 2:00 to 6:30 pm from

wednesday to friday and from 10:00 am

to 6:30 pm non-stop on saturdays and

sundays.

Winter season (1 st of october - 30 th of

april) : from 10:00 to 12:00 am for the

archaeological collections and from

2:00 to 5:00 pm for the temporary

exhibitions.

Phone : +33 (0)3 86 18 05 50

Visits : the abbey is open daily except

on tuesdays and some bank holidays

(1 st and 8 of may, 1 st and 11 november,

25 th of december and 1 st of january).

Summer season (1 st of may - 30 th

september) : from 9:45 to 6:45 pm.

Winter season (1 st october - 30 april) :

from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 2:00 to

5:00 pm.

Visits of Treasure and crypt : from mi-

november to mi-march : from monday

to saturday from 10:00 to 5.00 pm.

Closed on sundays.

From mi-march to mi-november :

from monday to saturday from 9:00

to 6:00 pm and sundays from 2:00

to 6:00 pm.

Guided tours for the crypts :

Summer season : at 10:00, 11:00 and

12:00 and at 1:45, 2:45, 3:45, 4:45 and

5:45 pm.

Winter season : at 10:00 and 11:00 and

at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 pm.

Entrance : Crypt (3 e ) and Treasure

(1.90 e ) for the adults. Free entrance

under 12. Special tariff at 4 e (Crypt +

Treasure) for groups more than 20, and

2.50 e for individuals with the “A u x e rre

Privilèges” passport or “Pass Auxerrois” .

Entrance : adults : 4.80 e / and special

tariff at 2.40 e with the “A u x e rre

Privilèges” passport or “Pass Auxerrois” ,

with the “Guide du Routard” and for

the groups more than 20. Free entrance

under 16, students under 26 (presenting

the ID Card) and individuals every first

sunday of each month.

Saint-Etienne Cathedral

The cathedral is a real model of elegance

and gothic style, situated in the centre,

dating from the 13 th century. One of its

particularities is the only tour of the

monument. The cathedral is adorned

with remarkable bas relief on its doorway.

Phone : +33 (0)3 86 52 23 29

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The heritage of the town of Auxerre

Discover !

• Two others churches are built in the

historical centre of the city :

Saint-Eusèbe church , located in

the heart of the city-centre and

Saint-Pierre church , not far from the

river Yonne, the quarter of wine

growers until the beginning of the

19 th century, when the land surrounding

Auxerre was completely covered with

wines.

You can also visit :

• The Leblanc-Duvernoy Museum, in an

intimate setting of an 18 th century

private mansion, contains 18 th century

tapestries, large and French collections

of porcelain, Puisaye earthenware.

Visits : the museum is open daily

except on tuesdays and some bank

holidays (1 st

and 11

• The Visitandines Chapel houses a

significant collection of multicoloured

wood sculptures, made by a local artist,

François Brochet, like the statue of

Cadet Roussel in the city centre. Open

from the 1 st of july to then end of

september, from wednesday to sunday,

from 2 to 6 pm.

Free entrance.

Phone : +33 (0)3 86 18 05 50

november, 25 th

of december and 1 st

january).

Summer season (1 st of may - 30 th

september) : from 10:00 to 12:00 and

from 2:00 to 6:30 pm. Open from 10:00

to 6:30 pm on saturdays and sundays.

Winter season (1 st october - 30 th of april) :

open only on saturdays and sundays

from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 2:00 to

5:00 pm.

Entrance : adults : 2.40 e / and special

tariff at 1.20 e with the “A u x e rre

Privilèges” passport or “Pass Auxerrois”

with the “Guide du Routard” and for

the groups more than 20. Free entrance

under 16, students under 26 (presenting

the ID Card) and individuals every first

sunday of each month.

Prices can changed during the season.

Phone : +33 (0)3 86 18 05 50

• The Natural History Museum presents

permanent collections with minerals

and fossils, naturalised animals and

many temporary exhibitions.

Visits : everyday (except saturdays and

bank holidays) from 1.30 to 5.30 pm.

Temporary exhibitions all year.

Free entrance.

Phone : +33 (0)3 86 72 96 40

• The Water and Environment Centre ,

in a former pumping house is located

along the Canal du Nivernais and

presents many temporary exhibitions

all the year.

• The symbol of the city is the famous

Tour de l’Horloge dating from the

15 th century, located in the middle

of pedestrian centre wich gives a

bourgeois and rich appearance to the

city. A lot of half-timbered houses give

colours to one of the typical and

frequented quarter.

Visits : everyday from 2.00 to 5.30 pm in

april, may and october. From 2.00 to 6.00

pm in june, july, august and september.

Closed on tuesday and from the 1 st

august to the 15 th

of august. Free

entrance.

Phone : +33 (03) 86 72 91 65

and 8 of may, 1 st

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