THE BASILICA SAINTE-MADELEINE is open all year round. Free entrance. No visits during church services.

 

CHURCH SERVICES :

- Laudes 7am tuesday to friday (8.am in august) and at 8.am saturdays and sundays

- Midday service 12:30 pm tuesday to friday

- Vespers 6pm tuesday to sunday (5:30 pm saturdays in winter)

- Mass 6:30 pm monday to friday and 12.30pm saturdays

- Saturday Mass 7pm (6:30 pm in winter) / Sunday Mass 11am

Church services are sung in polyphony (four voices) by the Monastic Fraternity of Jerusalem

The Saint Madeleine pilgrimage takes place annually on 22nd July.

* Guided visits of the BASILICA for groups ( +10 persons) in french, english, german

Duration 1 h : 3,60 € /head (free for courier and driver) - 2,50€ for students

Réservation : Service des visites de la Basilique 9:30 am to 12noon - 14:45pm to 16:45pm - (closed on sundays and mondays)
Presbytère - 89450 VEZELAY
Phone : 03 86 33 39 50 -Fax : 03 86 33 36 93
basilique@vezelay.cef.fr  - http://vezelay.cef.fr
 

* Guided visits of the VILLAGE for groups in french, english.

Discover Vézelay through its lanes, its history,its anecdotes and finish the visit in an old pilgrim cellar of 12th century
Duration 1 h : 4 € /head (+ 20 heads) / 75 € package (less 20 heads)
Duration 1 h 30 : 5 € / head( +15 heads) / 75 € package (less 15 heads)
 
Discover the village, the wine's history and finish your visit by a wine tasting of Vézelay's wine in a cellar dated from 12th century.
Duration 1 h 30 : 6 €/head (+16 heads) / 95 € package (less 16 heads)

Informations and réservation : Association des Guides de Pays des Collines
Phone : 03 86 33 23 69 - Fax : 09 70 62 05 62
http://guidesdepays.free.fr - vezelay.otsi@wanadoo.fr

* Guided visits of the BASILICA and the VILLAGE for groups

In french, english, german,dutch, spanish and italian. Educational visits for schoolers.

Duration 1h/2h: 157,20€
Duration 3h: 192,70€
Duration 4h (half day): 228,20€
Duration 5h (day): 329,60€
 
Groups less 30 heads(contract) - from 31to 50 heads:
2 € supplementary/head

Discount of 20 % from Monday to Friday - 30% in the morning from Monday to Friday (Except holidays)
Réservation : Association Guides de l'Yonne en Bourgogne
Phone : 03 86 41 50 30 Fax : 03 86 41 98 28
suivezleguide@wanadoo.fr  - www.guides89.org


* Guided visits of the BASILICA, VILLAGE , guided tour along the vezelian surroundings. (visits only in french) All day or half day - Special theme visits: art, history, symbolism, writers from Vézelay…
Rate from 192 €(guided visits with quotes are available by inquiry)

Réservation : M. Lorant HECQUET (professional lecturer)
Phone : 03 86 33 30 06 - Fax : 03 86 33 34 54
librairie.ordesetoiles@wanadoo.fr  - www.ordesetoiles.fr

* Guided Scenographic Visit (duration 1 h 15)

At the top of the hill, the Basilica of Vézelay offers itself to all like a big book of stone and light.
So, here we are, looking over is not obvious... How can one enter into the secrets of such harmony?
Pass by La Maison du Visiteur where guides can come and welcome you by images, models, explanations; you will discover the notions of the craftsmen and the monks-builders. You will enter within the echos beneath the stones and the symbols. Then, it will be time to necessarily go because you will be ready! Visit or rediscover this leader of masterpiece of humanity!
- Accompanied progressive march way up tothe Basilica - Educational visits for schoolers in french, english, spanish


Reservation : Maison du Visiteur – place Guillon - 89450 Vézelay

Phone : 03 86 32 35 65 - Fax : 03 86 33 20 70
maisonduvisiteur@orange.fr  -
www.vezelay-visiteur.com

* VEZELAY For small groups

Visit of the basilica and the village

Duration 1h : 65€ (less 12 heads) + 2€ supplementary/head

Duration 2h : 80€ (less 15 heads) +3€ supplementary/head

Réservation : Dominique Verrier-Compain (guide professionnelle régional et de Pays)

Tel/fax: 03 86 33 05 93

www.balades-malicieuses.comdoby-verrier.compain@wanadoo.fr

July and August : guided visit of the village at 6pm (duration 1 h30 ) french only

Dates for year 2012 - not yet reported
 
 
Discover Vézelay through its houses and its anecdotes,
finish your visit by a wine tasting of Vézelay's wine in a pilgrim's cellar dated from 12th century.
meeting-point : Porte du Barle (lower entry of the village)
rate 5 € /person

Information and reservation at the Tourism Office of Vézelay

Guided visit of the Basilica in July and August (for walk-ins)

by a monk or a sister

- daily at 2:30 pm (except mondays) and 11am on thursdays

by cultural guides CASA

- from 10am -12 noon and from 3pm to 5pm

(except thursdays)

During the course of year, please contact the secretariat : 03 86 33 39 50

basilique@vezelay.cef.fr - http://vezelay.cef.fr

Cuny Domain Circuit of vineyards in wines
INVITATION HAS THE STROLL THROUGH AGES
In parallel of his activity of independent producer, in Burgundy Vézelay, the Domaine Maria Cuny makes you discover local wines such as the Melon ( manual grape harvests), the Pinot noir and Sancerre of producer " Pauline's Storerooms " (white 100 % Sauvignon); as well as local products where you will find all the various reflections of the typicity through various circuits and tastings of wines there.

Circuit of the link originally
THE REFLECTION OF THE TYPICITY ON THE ROAD OF COMPOSTELLE
(the wine of Pilgrim).
At the rate of the seasons, following the cycle of the vineyard, discovered by the various interventions on vine stocks, to privilege the qualitative aspect by RESPECTING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
Réservation  : 03.86.32.38.50 /06.73.93.12.29.
More details about the circuits :www.domaine-mariacuny.com
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Visits told " On the tracks of the knight, the builder, the pilgrim or the monk "
Every Saturday at 4 pm - 2012 dates not yet reported

(only in french)

" Follow one of these characters who formerly walked on the ground of Vézelay. Be allowed tell his life, his hopes, his pitfalls"
Visits on registration until Saturday 1.pm in the tourist office of Vézelay
Tél 03 86 33 23 69 - vezelay.otsi@wanadoo.fr
rate: 4 € (free for less than 12 years)
Meeting point in front of the tourism office
 
The guided visit of the basilica is not possible certain Saturdays because of
church services or events.

Visits organized by the Association of the Guides of the Yonne

Visits of the village in lanterns
Every Saturday evening of July and August at 10 pm*
(only in french)
Visits on registration until Saturday 6.pm in the tourist office of Vézelay
Tél 03 86 33 23 69 - vezelay.otsi@wanadoo.fr
rate: 5 € (free for less than 12 years)
Meeting point in front of the tourism office

*except on Saturday, July 23rd because of the light show " Vézelay s'enflamme"
Visits organized by the Association of the Guides of the Yonne

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