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Visit Avallon: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Avallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing medieval buildings, and the countryside of the Morvan Regional Park is very close by

Avallon is situated in the Yonne department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Avallon in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vézelay basilica at 13 km and Vezelay at 13 km.

Avallon, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Montreal

at 11 km (direction east-north-east)

Behind its fortified entrance, the small village of Montreal is a very unspoiled medieval...

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 13 km (direction west)

The basilica in Vézelay is a monumental example of roman style architecture, with 12th...

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 13 km (direction west)

Even if it didn't have one of the most famous abbeys in France, Vezelay...

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction north-north-east)

The half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite small towns...

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Clamecy

at 30 km (direction west), in the Nievre department

The Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic centre of Clamecy...

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Corbigny

at 31 km (direction south-west), in the Nievre department

Corbigny, on the edge of the Morvan Regional Parc, includes an abbey among its...

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Semur-en-Auxois

at 32 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

One of the prettiest of the Burgundy villages, Semur-en-Auxois has a very lively and...

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Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 34 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nievre department

Morvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with small fields,...

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Saulieu

at 34 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

Saulieu is quite a small town, visited because of the Basilica Saint-Andoche...

See Saulieu guide

Montbard

at 35 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

A typical regional town, we suggest you take a stroll around the Parc Buffon...

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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 37 km (direction north-east)

The 15th century castle at Ancy-le-Franc was one of the very first renaissance style...

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Chablis

at 37 km (direction north-north-west)

Best known for the very famous wines of the same name, Chablis is also...

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Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 37 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

The complex of buildings at the Abbey de Fontenay, and the surrounding gardens and...

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Tonnerre

at 41 km (direction east-north-east)

There are two impressive sites to see in Tonnerre: the medieval hospital complex, and...

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Markets in and near Avallon

Market days in Avallon: weekly market: Saturday;

• Avallon: market Saturday (0km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (23km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (30km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (32km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (32km)
• Saulieu: market Saturday (34km)
• Montbard: market Friday (35km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (36km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (37km)
• Tonnerre: market Saturday (41km)

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Tourist attractions near Avallon, France

What to do at Avallon? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Avallon.

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (44km)

Heritage sites

• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (12km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (13km)
• Vezelay (13km)
• Fontenay Abbey (39km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (24km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (28km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (30km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (34km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (35km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du moulin de Athie (27km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (30km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (35km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (38km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (39km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (30km)
• Auxerre (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Siège d'Alésia (44km)

Geography and distances

Avallon is in the eastern-center of France at 43 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Avallon is 191 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris orly or Charles de Gaulle airports and rent a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 5 - 6 hours driving time. For driving distances to Avallon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annay-la-Cote, Anneot, Athie, Etaule, Girolles, Island, Magny, Pontaubert, Provency, Sauvigny-le-Bois, Tharot and Vault-de-Lugny.

This page in French: Visiter Avallon