By now it should not be news that I like cities on the water. This month I’m exploring cities on the Yonne and the Loire. Nevers is on the Loire, where two smaller rivers – the Nièvre and L’Éperon – flow into it, and where there the Canal Nivernais now flows as well.
Within a ten-minute walk from the train station, you start to see the stunning historic buildings of the town. The Palace of the Counts of Nevers and the Cathedral of Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte are huge – and beautiful. There are other significant churches and medieval buildings that testify to an important past. It seems Roman buildings will remain covered up for centuries to come, as just a few pieces have turned up. All in all, I like the look of Nevers, as quite a well-built city. And yes, it has a theatre – although the programing seems to run along popular-entertainment lines.
