Europe > France > Auxerre: Weather, Climate and Travel Guide

A French town located in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region, Auxerre has a population of just under 35,000 and has many cultural and tourist attractions with a rich historical heritage, including numerous monuments and museums. It also benefits from the reputation of its vineyard. You will be able to discover the abbey Saint-Germain, so majestic, built for more than a thousand years, with its crypts decorated with murals; The Saint-Etienne cathedral, in Gothic style, with its portals with superb bas-reliefs and the windows of its choir, as well as all its stained-glass windows; The Clock Tower, from the 15th century, in the center of the pedestrian area, indicating solar and lunar movements; Next door, the house of the famous Cadet Roussel; The Leblanc Duvernoy museum, in the heart of the city, at the bottom of a charming garden, with its collection of 18th century tapestries, its gallery of portraits and its faience collections; The Museum, devoted to biodiversity and the environment, which retains 140,000 specimens of natural history; The Chapel of the Visitandines and his group of sculptures by François Brochet. Gourmands can also taste some local specialties such as gougère, Burgundy snails, beef bourguignon, accompanied by the wines of Chablis or Auxerrois. Access to Auxerre via the A6, but also by train. There are 11 bus lines to travel around the city, and the city is developing bike paths to promote the daily use of the bicycle.