Vézelay

Shortly thereafter, it acquired the relics of Mary Magdalene and since then it has been an important place of pilgrimage.

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preached there in favor of a second crusade at Easter 1146, in front of King Louis VII.

Richard I of England and Philip II of France met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190.

With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture.

Vézelay, Church and Hill were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1979.