Noyers-sur-Serein (the official name of the village is just Noyers) is one of the plus beaux villages de France, as is nearby Vézelay. The Wikipédia article about Noyers includes two good photos of the village that I wish I had taken: this one and this one. Below are some more of my photos.
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Just outside the village are the ruins of the medieval château-fort de Noyers that protected the town from attack for centuries, until it was mostly torn down in 1599 by order of king Henri IV of France. I just read that the château ruins can be explored by visitors, and from there they can take in beautiful views of the village and its surroundings. Now I really want to go back to Noyers again.
Before you mentioned it a few years ago, I had never heard of Noyers-on-Serene. I probably passed by unknowingly not far from this lovely and interesting little town.
ReplyDeleteYour second link shows Noyers built only on one side of the Serene creek.
I wonder what was Callie’s assesment of Noyers-sur-Serein?
À l’instar de Kilomètres Deboutish*, c’est Kilomètres Seize qui a construit le château fort de Noyers.
*Art Buchwald
Je comprends Kilomètres, mais où as-tu trouvé Seize? Le Serein, anciennement Serain, a une longeur de 188 kilomètres. Le Cher, par contre, est long de 365 kilomètres.
ReplyDeleteMiles X built the fortress... 10 miles = 16 kilomètres
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DeleteNote to readers. Be sure to expand picture #5. The glass in the upper right and lower right windows is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteKen, following up on yesterday’s post, would the climate in northern Burgundy be compatible with your allergies? Maybe it’s time for a change, we’re having similar thoughts. Just because a person is ‘somewhere’, it doesn’t mean he has to stay there.
Love the windows also, BettyAnn. I agree with you about change.
DeleteI think about change because one day we are going to need to move into a house with a smaller yard, or maybe an apartment. And it would be good to have a place with no stairs to climb. If we need to move, maybe we should consider a different region. We've talked about Auxerre and northern Burdundy for years. I knew people in Paris who had come from Auxerre, and they had good things to say about it. E., change is (or should be) our friend. That's what we used to say at work in Silicon Valley.
DeleteAhhh, more great images. I really enjoy these!
ReplyDeleteAuxerre is the town where we trained down to, from Paris, to pick up our rental car, on that last visit. Then, we drove to Vézelay, and on to Saint Aignan. We wanted to get a train trip in, and felt like renting a car in Auxerre would involve much less confusing, congested driving areas. So, if you move to Auxerre, you'd also have that direct train up to Paris :)
But... I do love your house, and you've done so much to it.
I know Auxerre a little, partly because Catherine's grandmother, who died in the mid-1990s at the age of 95, came from there. We went to Auxerre a few times. I have a memory of eating a great boeuf bourguignon in a restaurant there with Walt. We also stayed in a hotel there in 2001 with our California friend Sue, and CHM and I stayed in that same hotel in 2011. I do like the idea of having a direct train to Paris, and also the autoroute. We'll see what happens. One day, we are going to want to live without stairs to climb or a yard to tend to. Why not Auxerre instead of say, Blois or Bourges?
DeleteWe have just moved from a house with yard into a two bedroom apartment in a retirement complex - no stairs, restaurant, every service you could want. We could not be happier. And why not visit Noyers - if the COVID19 regulations permit? You have not traveled for ages. Roderick
ReplyDeleteMy mother sold her house when she was 75 years old and lived for 13 years in an apartment. She was happy with the move. In her house, where she lived for 54 years and where I grew up, she was lonely, and upkeep was a pain in the neck. In the apartment in a retirement community, she made a lot of friends and was comfortable. Almost carefree, until her health failed.
DeleteI hope you’re OK being up so early. Insomnies?
ReplyDeleteCallie, pipi; Bertie, souris?
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