Outgoing
Porte de Sens 1
Parks & Gardens
Porte de Sens 2
Porte de Sens 3
Porte de Sens 4
Porte de Sens 5

Porte de Sens

Villeneuve-sur-Yonne

Step through a 13th-century fortress gate where murder holes and portcullis grooves tell stories of medieval siege defense. A tree-lined moat path connects this tower to its twin, Porte de Joigny.

Medieval fortification
800-year-old gate
Philippe Auguste era
Original defensive architecture

Tips

🏛️arrange visits through Musée-Galerie Carnot

Porte de Sens

47 Rue Carnot, 89500 Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, France