Join Us in France · Sunday, July 19, 2026
Julie Lynch describes Noyers as a fairytale village, small enough to connect with locals. The village, with a population of under 600, features individual shops and a charming atmosphere, including a medieval ring road and unique garden plots across the river.
“We spent eight nights in La Porte Peinte art retreat, and it is this gorgeous medieval Jacobean kind of, half-timber house building, that's been renovated inside but absolutely retains its character completely.”
“Yeah. So it's a very small… It's a village. It really is a village. In Yonne. And Yonne is not a heavily populated department of France.”
“And the town itself also, it is completely circled by a ring road which kind of runs along the river as well. So you have this beautiful walk around the town, which really only takes about 40 minutes.”