. Castles and chateaux of old Burgundy and the border provinces. AtAuxerre, in the cathedral, one sees a monumentcommemorative of the Sires de was erected by Cesar de Chastellux under theRestoration, to replace the tomb torn down bythe Chapter in the fifteenth century. This dese-cration, by churchmen themselves, one must re-member, took place in spite of the fact that aChastellux was even then a dignitary of thechurch. Chastellux, beyond its magnificent chateau, isan indefinable, unconvincing little bourg, butfrom the very moment one sets foot within itsquaintly named Hotel de Ma
. Castles and chateaux of old Burgundy and the border provinces. AtAuxerre, in the cathedral, one sees a monumentcommemorative of the Sires de was erected by Cesar de Chastellux under theRestoration, to replace the tomb torn down bythe Chapter in the fifteenth century. This dese-cration, by churchmen themselves, one must re-member, took place in spite of the fact that aChastellux was even then a dignitary of thechurch. Chastellux, beyond its magnificent chateau, isan indefinable, unconvincing little bourg, butfrom the very moment one sets foot within itsquaintly named Hotel de Marechal de Chastel-lux he, or she, is permeated with the very spiritof romance and mediaevalism. The bridgewhich crosses the Cure in the middle of the vil-lage owns to the ripe old age of three hundredand fifty years, and is still rendering efficientservice. This is something mature for a bridge,even in France, where many are doing theirdaily work as they have for centuries. Will themodern suspension affairs do as well?Thats what nobody knows! The hotel, or au-. Chateau de Chastellux Avallon, Vezelay and Chastellux 39 herge rather, can not be less aged than thebridge, though the manner in which it is con-ducted is not at all antiquated. A rocky, jagged pedestal, of a height of per-haps a hundred and fifty feet, holds aloft thefine mass of the Chateau de Chastellux. Foreight centuries this fine old pile was in the ma-king and, though manifestly non-contemporaryas to its details, it holds itself together in a re-markably consistent manner and presents anensemble and silhouette far more satisfactoryto view than many a more popular historicmonument of its class. Its great round towers,their coiffes and the pignons and gables of theroof, give it all a cachet which is so striking thatone forgives, or ignores the fact that it is afterall a work of various epochs. Visitors here are welcome. One may strollthe corridors and apartments, the vast hallsand the courtyard as fancy wills, excep
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