We have recently bought a new map of
France and after some research, we chose the spiral bound AA Big Easy
Read 1:190,000 map. We chose it because it was easy to read, easy to
handle with the spiral binding but most of all because of the detail
of sites of interest, especially historic and archaeological sites.
It really is excellent for locating Roman remains and pre-historic
sites such as dolmen. We noticed that a few miles east of Bray was an
area with a number of dolmen, so we took a small diversion. Sure
enough, we found some signposted from the road and we were able to
visit them. We then moved on past the ancient abbey farm of
Vauluisant, paused at the Devil's Rocks picnic site for a coffee and
then stopped at Villeneuve-sur-Yonne to wander through the town. The
Yonne is yet another major river in this area that has barges plying
up and down it and the town was walled, although only two very
impressive gatehouses remain of the fortifications.
We made a quick visit to the Roman
amphitheatre of Chenevieres before pushing on to the aire at Gien. We
had inspected the aire previously, stopping for lunch, but haven't
stayed there. It is on the banks of the river with a pleasant walk
along the riverside to the town – a walk that we followed to find a
small restaurant for our evening meal.
Photos: The Dolmen des Blancs Fosses;
Vauluisant Abbey Farm.
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