Mélisey: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The GR 654 from Mélisey is part of the Namur–Vézelay pilgrimage route. The section of the GR 654 from Mélisey to Auxerre is maintained by the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre. In the Yonne département, the GR 654 section runs for 134 km from the Aube near Mélisey in the Tonnerrois region to the vicinity of Fontenay-près-Vézelay.

A stay in Mélisey can be combined with the wish to find or rent a holiday apartment there.

Culture

In Mélisey, the private house “l'échoppe du sabotier” is located on the route to Santiago de Compostela. Another characteristic building is the Church of Saint-Aventin: it has two portals with Doric pilasters, a stone altarpiece in the Ionic order, and another stone altarpiece in the Composite order. The church porch was destroyed by a fire in 1663. The Church of Saint-Aventin in Mélisey is classified as protected heritage; the protection order dates from 4 October 1967. It was built between the fourth quarter of the 15th century and the first quarter of the 16th century.

Surroundings

Historic sites in the surroundings of Mélisey include the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Quincy, the Château de Tanlay, and the Abbaye de la Charité-lès-Lézines. The Château d'Ancy-le-Franc is located in the wider regional surroundings of Mélisey. The Mont Avrelot hill is also situated in this wider regional area.

A washhouse near the Church of Saint-Aventin in Mélisey can be reached via the Rue du Grand Fourneau, the Rue du Pont, and the Rue du Lavoir.

Other places: Cussy-Les-Forges, Paroy-Sur-Tholon, Villeneuve-L'archevêque, Collemiers, Armeau, Cheny, Moulins-sur-Ouanne, Périgny.

To the higher-level travel overview: Yonne.