Visiting Auxonne

Or should I say staying in Auxonne? Me and my daughter stayed here for 2 weeks while my captain Mario went to work. You can stay with the boat in the marina or on one of the pontoon which are closer to the city. You can pay for electricity and water. The only disadvantage here is that there are jet ski during the weekends and you will have waves all day long. The evenings can be loud also.

Auxonne is a small city with small center, few bars and restaurants. I feel it is very sad there are cars everywhere, there are not pedestrian zones. If you have a kid is better to walk along the river. Auxonne is an important historical and military heritage site with the fortifications and towers along the Saône river. The town also pays tribute to Napoleon Bonaparte, who was a student here, with a museum about the famous leader and a statue on the beautiful Place d’Armes.

The city is nice to visit and I appreciated the fact it is located between Dijon and Besançon, so you can easily visit the region with train or bike. But two weeks was more than enough.