点评:On previous visits to Auxerre we had visited Saint Germain's Abbey. Each time we have enjoyed it. This year we revisited the Gallo-Roman archeological museum inside the abbey and caught up with the latest artistic exhibition from the Pompidou collection called "La mer est ton miroir" as well as revisiting the church. In previous years we thought we had visited the underground "crypts" where you can see the foundations and look through grids upon the tombs of monks. All of that was free. This year we found out that this was the archeological crypts of the former Romanesque aisle and that there was another crypt dating back to the 5th and 9th century which was accessible only via a paid tour.
So this year we paid for the guided tour. It takes you through colonnaded vaulted corridors and we saw the 5th century tomb of the Bishop of Auxerre, Saint Germain, the oratory and some of the oldest frescos in France. The crypt is well preserved and we thought it was worth paying to visit. The tour is usually in French but you can be given an explanatory booklet in English that helps identify what you are seeing. It took us about twenty minutes to visit. No photos allowed. They do have one photo of the crypt in the church to give you an idea of what you would be visiting.
翻译:之前几次到奥塞尔时,我们都参观过圣日耳曼修道院。每次我们都乐在其中。今年,我们再次游览了修道院内的高卢-罗马考古博物馆,还观看了蓬皮杜收藏的名为“大海是你的镜子”的最新艺术展览,同时也重新参观了教堂。往年我们以为自己已经参观过地下的“地下墓室”——在那里可以看到建筑地基,还能透过格栅看到修士们的墓穴。所有这些参观都是免费的。今年我们得知,这里就是原先罗曼式教堂的地下墓穴;此外还有一座可追溯至5至9世纪的墓穴,不过只有参加付费导览团才能进入。
于是今年我们花钱参加了导览团。导览路线穿过带有柱廊的拱顶走廊,我们看到了5世纪时欧塞尔主教圣日耳曼的墓穴、祈祷室,以及法国一些最古老的壁画。这座地下墓室保存完好,我们认为花钱参观是值得的。导览通常以法语进行,不过也可以提供英文说明册,帮助游客了解所看到的内容。我们参观全程大约花了20分钟。禁止拍照。不过教堂里确实有一张地下墓室的照片,可以让你对参观内容有个大致了解。