Vézelay

Vézelay is a commune in the Yonne département in the Bourgogne région of France. It is principally noted for Vézelay Abbey (Basilica of St. Magdalene), sited here since the 9th century. Vézelay's hilltop location has made it an obvious site for a town since ancient times. According to legend, not long before the end of the first millennium a monk named Baudillon brought...

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