Along the Yonne

Depart from the town of Sens, latitude 48.1977600 (N 48° 11’ 52”), longitude 3.2682200 (E 3° 16’ 6”)

• Departure: SNCF station of Sens
• Salcys pond

• This pond was dug in 1974, after the development of the industrial zone.

• Saint-Germain Church

• Restored in the 18th century, it retains the remains of the building dating back to the 12th century.

• Great Gron Street
• Former station of Etigny
• Industrial port of Gron

• With a platform of 12000 m², it can accommodate boats of 90 meters long.

• Captains Field Park
• Jean Cousin House

• Beautiful half-timbered building of the sixteenth century, remarkable for its spiral staircase, visible from rue Jossey. Its facade, worthy of interest, overlooks rue Jean Cousin.

• Pork Market Square

• It was occupied, until the eighteenth century. by a covered hall.

• Saint-Etienne Cathedral of Sens

• First date of the great Gothic cathedrals, begun around 1130, it served as a model for those of Chartres, Bourges, Amiens or Canterbury.
• An innovative architect applied a revolutionary concept of vaulting: the cross of ogives. We can follow the evolution of Gothic art. It also retains a series of windows that allow to trace the history of stained glass from the twelfth to the nineteenth century
• A flyer is available on request at the tourist office and an audio-guide can be downloaded from the internet: http://www.zevisit.com/tourisme/cathedrale-de-sens

• Tourist Office of Sens and Sénonais
• Saint Maurice Church

• Located on the banks of the Yonne, built in the second half of the 12th century, this church was rebuilt in the 16th and 17th centuries. was the parish of mariners and fishermen.

• The Devil's Bridge

A legend has it that one named Guinefort made a pact with the devil to build this bridge. But the priest of Saint-Maurice succeeded in making Satan flee... Since when the priest crossed the bridge, he was very careful to sprinkle it with holy water.

• Arrival: Sens sncf station