Attractions and Places To See around Merry-La-Vallée - Top 18

the city is incredible there is a lake full of pastures and very, very big climbs towards the street (citée scolaire)

The market is really great

Toucy, historic town twinned with Kusel (Germany) and birthplace of Pierre Larousse. Historic passage of Joan of Arc in the city. Visible old half-timbered houses and historic shops. With its Saturday market, Best Market in France 2019. Away from the city center, you will find an industrial zone with various brands.

The Republic Square with its statue in honor of Larousse on the edge of the old city fortifications offers nice places to stop.

The Republic Square with its statue in honor of Larousse on the edge of the old city fortifications offers nice places to stop, as Gerhard has already written. We had a drink in a bistro there. The friendly landlord didn't mind that we bought something to eat from the bakery next door. We would have liked to have experienced the market, but it only takes place on Saturdays.

The town of Toucy has very ancient origins. The region was in fact associated with the exploitation of iron during the Celtic period and until around the 3rd century. Toucy then belonged to the family of Germain, bishop of Auxerre (418-448), who donated it to his church. At the beginning of the 12th century, fortifications and a chapel were built, the latter being the only one preserved entirely in elevation and included in the current church. This is a Romanesque room. It is also on the remains of the ramparts from the beginning of the 12th century that the church leans. The enclosure was completely retaken around 1170. Its remains are still visible in the city. The location of Toucy made it a long-time source of discord between the Duchy of Burgundy and the Kingdom of France, particularly during the Hundred Years' War. In 1423, the city was taken and destroyed by Burgundian troops, during the time of Philip the Good. The old church, which dated from the 13th century, was ravaged on this occasion, but it was rebuilt shortly after and appropriate means were put in place to defend it. This reconstruction took place between 1445 and 1522. At the apse, we can see two fortified towers (mid-15th century): the "Bishops' Tower", equipped with gunboats and also the most impressive, as well as the "Saint-Michel Tower" are connected by a walkway which only received battlements at the end of the 19th century during a rather drastic restoration of the monument. The nave dates from the 16th century. Not far from the church, below, on the Market Square, you can see a beautiful brick and half-timbered house (16th century). https://bourgognemedievale.com/departement-et-pays/yonne/pays-puisaye-forterre/toucy/

The current bishop, François II de Dinteville, spent a number of years in Rome as ambassador to Francis I. When he returned to France, he brought with him Italian artists, in particular painters to whom he commissioned for the churches of his diocese. We are at the time of the first Renaissance which inherits the flamboyant Gothic where everything was decoration: profusion, abundance, luxuriance... When you push open the door of this chapel, you will be amazed... The key is at your disposal at the town hall, during opening hours of the secretariat Place de la Mairie - Tel. 03 86 41 13 96

ST-BAUDEL CHAPEL In the 16th century, the S'-Serge and S'-Bach church in Pourraln proved insufficient to celebrate offices. The canons took charge of the reconstruction of the choir while that of the nave was the responsibility of the parishioners. The first stone was laid in 1540. It was necessary to find a new place of worship to celebrate the services. The birth of the S'-Baudel Chapel therefore precedes the reconstruction of the choir of the church of Pourrain. It served as a place of worship for nearly 60 years as the church choir was completed in 1599. Inside, there is no sculpted decoration, except the beautiful arch of a swimming pool, but the richness of the painted vault is extremely surprising. The barrel vault is paneled, wood is not expensive in Puisaye. But this painted decoration: why have you made a rudimentary chapel if you wanted to incur such decoration costs?