Chablis tourism and travel guide
Visit Chablis: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Best known for the very famous wines of the same name, Chablis is also a pleasant village to explore with plenty of opportunities for wine-tasting
Chablis is situated in the Yonne department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Chablis. For detailed visitor information see the Chablis travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Chablis in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Tonnerre at 14 km and Auxerre at 17 km.
Chablis, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Pontigny
at 12 km (direction north-west)The abbey at Pontigny is one of the best known and substantial Cistercian abbeys...
See Pontigny guide
Tonnerre
at 14 km (direction east-north-east)There are two impressive sites to see in Tonnerre: the medieval hospital complex, and...
See Tonnerre guide
Auxerre
at 17 km (direction west)With its cathedral and churches, and extensive historic centre with half-timbered houses and an...
See Auxerre guide
Noyers-sur-Serein
Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction east-south-east)The half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite small towns...
See Noyers-sur-Serein guide
Chateau de Tanlay
Castle at 22 km (direction east)The frescoes and interior decoration are among the highlights of a visit to the...
See Chateau de Tanlay guide
Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc
Castle at 27 km (direction east)The 15th century castle at Ancy-le-Franc was one of the very first renaissance style...
See Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc guide
Montreal
at 35 km (direction south-east)Behind its fortified entrance, the small village of Montreal is a very unspoiled medieval...
See Montreal guide
Joigny
at 35 km (direction west-north-west)In the centre of the the traditional local town of Joigny you can see...
See Joigny guide
Avallon
at 37 km (direction south-south-east)Avallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing medieval buildings,...
See Avallon guide
Vézelay basilica
Church at 39 km (direction south)The basilica in Vézelay is a monumental example of roman style architecture, with 12th...
See Vézelay basilica guide
Vezelay
Heritage Site at 39 km (direction south)Even if it didn't have one of the most famous abbeys in France, Vezelay...
See Vezelay guide
Clamecy
at 45 km (direction south-west), in the Nievre departmentThe Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic centre of Clamecy...
See Clamecy guide
Montbard
at 46 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or departmentA typical regional town, we suggest you take a stroll around the Parc Buffon...
See Montbard guide
Fontenay Abbey
Abbey at 48 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or departmentThe complex of buildings at the Abbey de Fontenay, and the surrounding gardens and...
See Fontenay Abbey guide
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Markets in and near Chablis
Market days in Chablis: weekly market: Sunday;
- Chablis: market Sunday (0km)
- Tonnerre: market Saturday (14km)
- Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (17km)
- Vermenton: market Friday (18km)
- Saint-Florentin: market Monday (21km)
- Ervy-le-Chatel: market Friday (26km)
- Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (27km)
- Migennes: market Thursday (27km)
- Aillant-sur-Tholon: market Tuesday (34km)
- Joigny: market Wednesday & Saturday (35km)
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Tourist attractions near Chablis, France
What to do at Chablis? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Chablis.
Heritage sites
- Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
- Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)
- Vezelay (39km)
- Fontenay Abbey (48km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Noyers-sur-Serein (20km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Joigny (45km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (12km)
- Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (18km)
- Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du prieuré (38km)
- Jardin du moulin de Athie (44km)
- Abbaye de Fontenay (48km)
- Potager du château de Lantilly (53km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Sens (57km)
Geography and distances
Chablis is in the eastern-center of France at 17 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Chablis is 158 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Chablis
from Auxerre (prefecture): 17 km
from Paris: 158 km
from Calais: 376 km
from Nice: 530 km
from Bordeaux: 472 km
from Strasbourg: 305 km
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 Chablis from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beine, Chemilly-sur-Serein, Chichee, Collan, Courgis, Fleys, Fontenay-Pres-Chablis, La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne, Lignorelles, Maligny and Villy.
This page in French: Visiter Chablis