Ancy-le-Libre

This is one of those very typical and small villages which you will find in France. There is never very much going on, but that's the charm. What you should do is take your time to walk around the few streets and enjoy a peaceful moment.

Look at the old houses, the closed shutters, the gardens... There is a small church, a village hall and a monument for the wars listing the brave names who perished many years ago. You'll also find some impressive 19th-century mansions dotted around.

Take your time and visit the beautiful stone washhouse, used by the village ladies to wash clothes (and not that long ago).  The washhouse was supplied with water from the nearby Armançon River. Below the building, cobbled stones were set on a slope into the water, allowing the cattle and horses to drink.

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Visit the very traditional and pretty church dedicated to Saint Maixent, built with local limestone, dating back to the 13th century.