Hôtel Le Compostelle

Yonne


Eighteen spotless, practical rooms at the foot of the hill afford views of either the valley or the village. Breakfast costs €9.50 extra.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Yonne attractions

1. Musée Zervos

0.07 MILES

This fantastic museum in the exquisite townhouse of Nobel Prize–winning pacifist writer Romain Rolland (1866–1944) holds the collection of Christian…

2. Maison Jules Roy

0.3 MILES

Up near the top of town, the former home of Algerian-born writer Jules Roy (1907–2000) is an enchanting spot with fine views of the basilica. Walk around…

3. Basilique Ste-Madeleine

0.33 MILES

Founded in the AD 880s on a former Roman and Carolingian site, Vézelay's stunning hilltop basilica was rebuilt between the 11th and 13th centuries. On the…

4. Chapelle Ste-Croix

0.56 MILES

This Romanesque chapel on the hillside below Vézelay dates back to the 12th century, when Bernard de Clairvaux gave a sermon on this spot to launch the…

5. Fontaines Salées

1.92 MILES

Located along the D958, 5km southeast of Vézelay, these ancient saltwater springs served as a salt production site in Neolithic times, then later a Celtic…

6. Le Château de Bazoches

6.25 MILES

Le Château de Bazoches sits magnificently on a hillside with views to Vézelay, 12km to the north. Built in the 13th century and visited by royalty…

7. Musée de l'Avallonnais

7.87 MILES

Founded in 1862, this wonderful small museum displays a series of expressionist watercolours by Georges Rouault (1871–1958) and an excellent art-deco…

8. Tour de l'Horloge

7.9 MILES

This solid, 15th-century clock tower spans the old city's main thoroughfare.