Auxerre

Auxerre was a Gallo-Roman centre, then called Autissiodorum. Here the Via Agrippa crossed the Yonne river. It became the seat of a bishop[ already in the 3rd century. In the 5th century, it received a cathedral.

Wine cultivations starting from the twelfth century made Auxerre a flourishing town. Auxerre suffered during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion. In 1567 it was captured by the Huguenots, and many of the Catholic edifices were damaged.

To the left is the Auxerre Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre), to the right the Abbey of Saint-Germain (Abbaye Saint-Germain d'Auxerre).