The best MTB trails around Les Bordes

The next Aire, a lock-keeper's house taken over by an association, is at once a cycle route rest area, café/restaurant, bivouac area, open-air café/performance venue, self-repair workshop, grocery store, coworking space... As indicated by Lorenzo, it is possible to spend a night in a dormitory... depending on the number of volunteers (and therefore the space remaining available). I sent a message in advance to check if they could host me during my round trip from Montereau-Fault-Yonne to Vézelay. I highly recommend it...

Here in the village square is the local post office

The City Stade (Multisportanlage) in Villevallier is a modern, fenced all-weather sports field. It was built specifically for children, young people, and recreational athletes in the village. The most important information about it: Versatile sports offering: The field is designed as a so-called "Terrain multisports". It has integrated goals and basketball hoops. Children can flexibly play football, basketball, handball, or volleyball there. Free access: The facility is completely free and freely accessible to all residents and visitors. No club membership or prior registration is required. Safe area: Thanks to the fixed fencing (mostly a combination of wood or metal elements) and the special, shock-absorbing sports floor, children can romp around there protected from road traffic without balls constantly rolling away. Usage rules: As with almost all such facilities in France, kicking and playing is allowed during the day (usually from 8:00 AM to approx. 9:00 PM). Out of consideration for the neighbors, attention should be paid to the noise level. In addition, vehicles such as bicycles, scooters, or inline skates are usually prohibited on the playing field itself to protect the surface.

On the main road, there is a traditionally built, historic well, on whose cover a striking, old stone cross (Calvaire) is enthroned.

At this position, there is a practical bicycle repair station. If something breaks, you can repair and inflate it here 👍🏼

on the edge of the sluice in summer you have the runoff, a tree for shade. a bench and flowers all around this place is magical. accessible via gravel path or road

Always useful on a long ride.

The Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne is almost the size of a cathedral, which is surprising in a small town of five thousand inhabitants. Its construction began in the 13th century and was not completed until the 16th with the addition of the façade and the first western bays. This last part was not vaulted until the 17th century.